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Steve Feinberg

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Photo: U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)

  • Aug 7

    Trump denies ammunition shortage reports, defends Hegseth amid Iran war munitions concerns

    President Donald Trump rejected reports of a clash with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over ammunition shortages in the Iran war, calling the leaks treasonous and threatening prison sentences for those responsible.

  • May 26

    SpaceX demanded a 5× price hike for Starlink on US kamikaze drones during the Iran war — and the Pentagon paid it

    Weeks into the US bombing campaign against Iran, SpaceX executives told the Pentagon it was underpaying for Starlink connectivity on LUCAS suicide drones and demanded nearly $25,000 per terminal — a fivefold increase the military ultimately accepted.

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