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Pentagon chief Hegseth first public hearing on Iran war: Key takeaways

Defense Pete Hegseth has faced his first public questioning from Congress on the [US-Israel war with Iran.](/news/liveblog/2026/4/29/iran-war-live-trump-says-tehran-wants-end-to-blockade-israel-kills-medics) Over hours of tense testimony alongside Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine, Hegseth

Katya Adler: Europe's Nato allies push back at reported US threat to Spain

budget - they get railroaded by yet another crisis. There is the ongoing energy crisis provoked by the US-Israel war on Iran, Russia's aggression in neighbouring Ukraine, now in its fourth year. And this