PANAMA CITY — U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth credited Panama President José Raúl Mulino on Tuesday with improving security cooperation between their nations after the two men met. Hegseth did not comment as he left the meeting to head to a ribbon cutting for a new U.S.-financed dock on a former U.S. base, but posted a photo of the two men laughing to X. Hegseth wrote that it was an honor speaking with Mulino. “You and your country’s hard work is making a difference. Increased security