{"id":88970,"date":"2026-09-06T13:00:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T13:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/88970\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T13:00:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T13:00:35","slug":"what-its-like-reporting-on-paranoid-pete-hegseths-pentagon-in-turmoil-iran-the-latest-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/88970\/","title":{"rendered":"What it&#8217;s like reporting on &#8216;paranoid&#8217; Pete Hegseth&#8217;s Pentagon in turmoil | Iran: the Latest news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title = \"What it&#039;s like reporting on &#039;paranoid&#039; Pete Hegseth&#039;s Pentagon in turmoil | Iran: the Latest news\"   width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kiDNHzaK36s\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nWhat it&#8217;s like reporting on &#8216;paranoid&#8217; Pete Hegseth&#8217;s Pentagon in turmoil | Iran: the Latest news<br \/>\n<br \/>\nOn today\u2019s episode of Iran: the Latest, Venetia Rainey speaks to US correspondent Ben Smith about Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth facing growing calls to resign over the mounting turmoil in the Pentagon, amid resignations and leaks that show the conflict is draining key resources. What is it like reporting on the Pentagon at the moment?<\/p>\n<p>CONTRIBUTORS:<br \/>\nVenetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey<br \/>\nBen Smith, Washington correspondent @bsmithjourno<\/p>\n<p>WATCH US ON YOUTUBE: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk<\/p>\n<p>Winner Best News and Analysis Podcast &#8211; Publisher Podcast Awards 2026<br \/>\nNominated Podcast of the Year &#8211; Society of Editors News Podcasts Awards 2026<br \/>\nNominated Best News, Politics and Current Affairs &#8211; British Podcast Awards 2026<br \/>\nThe Telegraph, Winner Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026 &#8211; Publisher Podcast Awards 2026<\/p>\n<p>Audio Producer: Max Bower<br \/>\nVideo Producer: Peter Shevlin<br \/>\nResearcher and Social Producer: Lucy Hadlow<br \/>\nStudio Operator: Andy Watson<br \/>\nExecutive Producer: Venetia Rainey <\/p>\n<p>\u25ba Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. 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