US EditionHegseth clashes with Democrats over Iran war, Pentagon firings
Lawmakers questioned the Pentagon chief over $25 billion in war spending, battlefield strategy and the removal of several senior military leaders.
- On Wednesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testified before the House Armed Services Committee, defending the ongoing Iran war and a historic $1.5 trillion defense budget as essential for national security.
- The 1973 War Powers Resolution sets a Friday deadline for Congress to authorize the conflict that began February 28, 2026, or risk leaving military operations on uncertain legal footing.
- Acting Pentagon comptroller Jules Hurst III testified the Iran war has cost about $25 billion to date, with most spending directed toward replenishing munitions expended during the two-month conflict.
- Republicans praised the Pentagon chief's performance during Wednesday's hearing, though Democratic lawmakers characterized the testimony as incompetent and warned the conflict could lose vital congressional support.
- Strategic justifications for the conflict remain contested; Hegseth cited an 'imminent nuclear threat' from Iran despite previous administration claims that the country's nuclear facilities were already 'obliterated.
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Hegseth clashes with Democrats — and some Republicans — for a 2nd day over war in Iran
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth clashed with Democratic lawmakers in Congress for a second day Thursday, rejecting senators' accusations that the Iran war was launched without evidence of an imminent threat and waged with no coherent strategy.
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testifies during the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Defense Department’s budget request on Thursday, April 30, 2026. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a Senate committee on Thursday that dissent from the “cheap seats” in Congress sought to undermine the military’s efforts in its war in Iran only two months into the campaign. “Defeat…
The Latest: Hegseth faces a second day of Democrats grilling him over the Iran war - The Morning Sun
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will face a second day of grilling from Democrats on Capitol Hill, with senators getting their first opportunity to confront or praise the Pentagon chief over his …
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