Senate Hearing on Hegseth's Iran War Claims

Where it stands

At the three-hour Senate hearing, Jon Ossoff pressed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on his claim that Iran’s military was “destroyed” and “combat ineffective”; Hegseth refused to answer directly. Senators from both parties challenged the war strategy and the lack of clear objectives as Hegseth sought $67 billion in additional funding. The report does not say whether the hearing’s questioning and responses concluded.