Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a press conference on Friday criticized U.S. media coverage of the Iran War , particularly CNN , saying that the sooner the network is sold, "the better." "Some in this crew, the press, can't stop," Hegseth said, providing examples of banners or headlines he found to be mislead, such as, "Mideast War Intensifies" or "War Widening," and suggested that instead media should focus on " Iran Increasingly Desperate" or "Iran Shrinking, Going Underground," saying