Congress Confronts New Questions About US Stockpiles, Iran Firepower

Congress confronts new questions about US stockpiles, Iran firepower

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s appearance before House and Senate appropriators on Tuesday hasn’t settled the debate in Congress over two mounting questions about the Iran war: whether U.S. stockpiles are dangerously low and how much firepower Tehran maintains. Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday remained dubious of Hegseth’s claims that the U.S. military’s weapons stockpiles remain strong [...]

Hegseth Reveals There Is No Plan To Open Strait Of Hormuz

Sometimes a refusal to answer is an answer. That was obviously the case with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Tuesday when Sen. Chris Coons asked him a simple question, “What is your plan for reopening the Strait of Hormuz?” I won’t bore you with all of Whiskey Pete’s rambling replies that sounded more like barstool braggadocio than any kind of serious answer. Hegseth's long responses included, for example, “From the beginning, we've been ve…

Trump, Hegseth claim 'control' over Iran, Strait of Hormuz as ceasefire talks stalled

The narrow Strait of Hormuz remains in Iran's chokehold, the U.S. is maintaining a blockade against Iran and negotiations between the two countries appear at a standstill

Iran latest: Hegseth tells Congress 'We control the strait'

The ongoing conflict between the U.S. and Iran will be among the topics on the agenda for President Donald Trump when he arrives in China.