Hegseth defends Iran war as Senators press him for ‘straight answers’

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Senators pressed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on the war on Iran, questioning the Trump administration’s claims about Iran’s nuclear program and the US military’s capability to strike ‘whatever is underneath Pickaxe Mountain.’

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