New Delhi, April 8 -- US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is allegedly providing inaccurate information to President Donald Trump regarding the ongoing US-Iran conflict, according to The Washington Post. Citing a Trump administration official, the report suggests Hegseth has misrepresented the American military position during private briefings with the president.

"Pete is not speaking truth to the president," the source told the Washington Post. "As a result, the president is out there repeating misleading information."

Key discrepancies involve Hegseth's assertions that the US has "overwhelmingly destroyed" Iranian drone and missile capabilities.

Conversely, reports suggest that over half of the Islamic Republic's arsenal remains opera...