U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth "hid" how Iran had destroyed much of the main resupply base for the U.S. military in the Middle East, as concerns grow about the conditions faced by sailors on board USS Abraham Lincoln.

Axar.az reports, citing Newsweek, that MS NOW senior national security reporter David Rohde made the claim.

The network's senior national security reporter David Rohde made the claim about the aircraft carrier, which, according to The New York Times, has faced supply problems since Iranian strikes hit the logistics hub Naval Support Activity Bahrain at the start of the war.

During a segment in MS Now discussing President Donald Trump's dismissal of reports of low morale and the mental health concerns of those aboard the carrier during an unusually long deployment, Rohde said the resupply issue was "because Pete Hegseth hid the fact that Iran destroyed the main resupply base that the United States has in the Gulf."

"He did not make that public in press conference after press conference, and that is, again, the way that they have mishandled this war," Rohde added.

Citing satellite imagery, The Wall Street Journal had reported in June that command headquarters, other buildings, and two satellite communications terminals were damaged in strikes at the Bahrain site.

While media have reported that this has resulted in a change in supply bases, Rohde's claims about Hegseth have not been substantiated.

When contacted for comment, Acting Pentagon Press Secretary Joel Valdez told Newsweek: "The claims made by MS NOW are obviously false and are crazy lies from a Fake News outlet with Hegseth Derangement Syndrome."