As Donald Trump edges closer to a decision on whether to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been reportedly been excluded from high-level deliberations. “Nobody is talking to Hegseth,” an official told The Washington Post.
Despite early involvement, Hegseth’s role appears to have diminished over time, especially following the fallout from “Signalgate”—an incident in which he reportedly shared sensitive information regarding an incoming attack against Yemen’s Houthi rebels in a group chat that had mistakenly included a journalist.
Now, as Israel bombards Iranian nuclear facilities and Trump weighs joining the offensive, Hegseth is out of the team is advising him: JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Dan Caine.
Although the Pentagon has claimed Hegseth remains closely involved, three current U.S. officials confirmed that key briefings and war planning are being led by Generals Kurilla and Caine, with no operational coordination involving Hegseth or his staff.
What do you mean on license as in their license will be revoked and they won’t be able to fly the drones that they are using, what’s stopping Russia from stealing the technology and making their own?
Production license.
Russia got the plans how to build the drones from Iran and pays a certain license fee for every drone they build in Russia.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/29/russia-iran-drone-cooperation-industry/
Production of weapons under licensing deals is quite common in the arms industry, especially as it helps to circumvent national export restrictions. For instance the second most common rifle in the West Asia region (after Kalashnikov variants) is the German Heckler & Koch G3 as millions of units were produced by various countries in the region under licensing deals.