US officials detected unidentified drones above an army base in Washington where Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth live, the\u00a0Washington Post\u00a0reported on Wednesday, citing three people briefed on the situation.<\/p>\n
The officials have not determined where the drones came from, the report said, citing two of the people.<\/p>\n
The drones over Fort McNair prompted officials to weigh relocating Rubio and Hegseth, the report said.<\/p>\n
However, the secretaries have not moved, the report added, citing a senior administration official.<\/p>\n
The newspaper said the US military was monitoring potential threats more closely because of the heightened alert level over the US-Israeli war against Iran.<\/p>\n
Reuters\u00a0could not independently verify the report immediately.<\/p>\n
The Pentagon \u200band the \u2060US State Department did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n
Chief Pentagon \u200bspokesperson Sean Parnell declined to \u200bdiscuss \u2060the drones with the\u00a0Washington Post.<\/p>\n
“The department cannot comment on the secretary\u2019s (Hegseth’s) movements for security \u2060reasons, \u200band reporting on such \u200bmovements is grossly irresponsible,” he told the\u00a0Post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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