Former US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook also lost his round-the-clock protection. Last month, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stripped former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen.

Brian Hook, as well as his former national security adviser John Bolton, who have all faced threats from Iran after they took hardline stances against the Islamic Republic during Trump’s first ...

"I've left instructions—if they do it, they get obliterated. There won't be anything left," the president told the press during an Oval Office event.

Trump also recently distanced himself from former officials who had pushed a more aggressive stance towards Iran, like Brian Hook, whose departure has been viewed as another sign the President is ...

Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper's security detail, which was provided by the Defense Department, was pulled Tuesday night, a U.S. official told CBS News.

Brian Hook, as well as his former national security adviser John Bolton, who have all faced threats from Iran after they took hardline stances against the Islamic Republic during Trump’s first ...

Earlier this year, Trump revoked U.S. government security protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, ex-national security adviser John Bolton, and former Iran envoy Brian Hook.