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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth welcomed Indonesian Minister of Defense Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin to the Pentagon, where the two officials announced the establishment of the Major Defense Cooperation Partnership between the United States and Indonesia.

multiple outlets, traced to a single source · Reported fact · first recorded Aug 20, 12:30 AM

Although several outlets carry this claim, their reporting traces back to a single shared source — so it counts as one confirmation, not several.

How each outlet reported it