Hegseth faced bipartisan Iran war criticism for months before GOP's midterm election defeat
Speculation rose that Hegseth could be in the line of fire for the Iran war, as Republicans lost the midterms, but he faced criticism for the war for months.
Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth has faced bipartisan criticism over his handling of the Iran war for months, even before the Republican Party's November 3 midterm election defeat. Critics have questioned the military campaign's rising costs, its strategy for ending the conflict, and claims that Hegseth pushed for the war while others in Trump's cabinet favored negotiations.
Following the midterms, Republican Congressman Thomas Massie threatened to reintroduce articles of impeachment against Hegseth, but the US Secretary of War dismissed the calls as "political theatre". Despite the criticism, Hegseth continues to back the Iran operation, describing it as a "courageous and historic effort" to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
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