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Iran war congressional hearing: Pete Hegseth faces day 2 of testimony on Capitol Hill
May 1, 2026
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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee for a second day. Hegseth is there to ask Congress for an increased budget of 1.5 trillion dollars for the next fiscal year. But he spent much of his time answering questions about the Iran War. Al Jazeera’s Patty Culhane reports from Capitol Hill. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #PeteHegseth #IranWar #CapitolHill #CongressHearing #USDefense #Pentagon #SenateArmedServicesCommittee #USMilitaryBudget #WashingtonDC #AlJazeeraEnglish
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