Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Tuesday

The New York Times | March 31, 2026, 6:10 p.m. | Original
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, took questions from reporters for the first time in nearly two weeks.
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