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Hegseth has faced his first public questioning from Congress on the [US-Israel war with
Congress for the US-Israeli war with Iran. Hegseth was responding to questions from members
Congress since the Trump administration went to war against Iran, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced withering questioning
Hegseth** will face tough questions from lawmakers about the Iran war on Wednesday during his first testimony to Congress
Congress was questioning the US defense secretary](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/29/pete-hegseth-denies-iran-war-is-a-quagmire-as-estimated-us-cost-so-far-hits-25bn), Pete Hegseth, over the war’s rising
questioned US President Donald Trump’s handling of the conflict in the Middle East. As the US-Israel war on Iran drags on, with no agreement in sight, the Trump administration has asked
Hegseth, which give no answers to any of the questions. A letter sent on 2 April to Democrats said an investigating officer from outside the CENTCOM chain of command had been appointed and the results
questioned the war and its high price tag, also did not vote on Thursday. The House defeat came a day after a similar resolution [failed](/news/2026/4/15/us-senate-rejects-another-war-powers-resolution-to-limit-trump-on-iran) in the US Senate, by a vote
Congress been saying about the war?** [A senior Democrat](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/30/pete-hegseth-iran-war-hearing) in the Senate grilled the US secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, on Thursday, accusing him of failing to give Trump an accurate picture
questioning from lawmakers since the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran on February 28. In at times bellicose language, Hegseth repeatedly decried critics of the war, including lawmakers, accusing them of “fecklessly” aiding
Hegseths’s comments reflect what a senior Trump administration official [told the Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/30/senate-republicans-block-trump-iran-war-halt) earlier: “For war powers resolution purposes, the hostilities that began on Saturday, February 28, have terminated,” the official said
Hegseth removed military leaders, including Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the Navy's top uniformed officer, and Gen. Jim Slife, the No. 2 leader at the Air Force. Trump also fired Gen. Charles "CQ" Brown
questioned if the War Powers Resolution, passed during the Vietnam War era as a way for Congress to claw back its power, is even constitutional. "Our founders created a really strong executive, like
Hegseth seems to have Trump's full support. **Senate Republicans introduced a budget resolution Tuesday to fund immigration enforcement agencies.** It's the first step in a lengthy budgetary process to end the partial shutdown
Congress and questions from [Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump). Could such an outlandish theory have even an inkling of truth? Or are lawmakers, the FBI, the White House, countless substackers and podcasters, along with
Hegseth also derided Washington's allies in Europe for not joining the U.S.-Israeli war. "We are not counting on Europe," he told reporters. "But they need the Strait of Hormuz much more than