Hegseth blasts ‘defeatists from the cheap seats’ at Senate hearing on Iran war

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US Defence Secretary 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. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.

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