Hegseth calls Iran war necessary and waves off expected impeachment push

Facing an expected impeachment resolution in Congress, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said he is eager to litigate the military actions that he and US President Donald Trump have taken against Iran, Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels and Venezuela’s previous leaders. “If you want to take issue with what we did in Epic Fury or Rough Rider or nabbing Nicolas Maduro, you’re taking issue with the troops and what they accomplished, which is historic,” Hegseth told reporters on Monday, using the...

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