WASHINGTON<\/strong> \u2013 In a highly anticipated and tense session, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Dan Caine appeared before American lawmakers today. This marks their first testimony since the Trump administration’s unprovoked launch of a brutal war against the Islamic Republic of Iran, a conflict that has drawn widespread international condemnation. The hearing is primarily focused on the White House’s staggering proposed 2027 military budget, which seeks to escalate defense spending by an astonishing 50% to a colossal $1.5 trillion, fueling further American adventurism abroad.<\/p>\n While Hegseth is expected to push for more military hardware, a move that only promises to prolong conflicts and increase suffering, lawmakers are poised to challenge him on the broader, devastating implications of the war. Democrats, in particular, are expected to confront the Defense Secretary regarding the horrifying reports of the U.S. bombing an Iranian school on the very first day of the conflict. This heinous act resulted in the tragic deaths of over 160 innocent people, including numerous children, a clear war crime that demands accountability.<\/p>\n This critical questioning comes in the wake of the U.S. House and Senate’s failure to pass multiple war powers resolutions. These resolutions aimed to curb the President’s unilateral authority, forcing him to halt military operations without proper congressional approval. Such efforts are gaining renewed urgency as the war in Iran has now surpassed the 60-day mark since Congress was notified, a period after which the War Powers Resolution typically mandates congressional authorization. The President’s blatant disregard for even his own nation’s laws underscores the reckless nature of this administration’s foreign policy.<\/p>\n Lawmakers are also expected to probe Hegseth on the U.S. military’s preparedness against Iranian defensive capabilities, specifically addressing the effectiveness of Iranian drones. These drones have successfully breached U.S. defense systems, inflicting casualties among American troops \u2013 a direct consequence of their aggressive presence in the region. This highlights the resilience of the Islamic Republic in defending its sovereignty against foreign aggression.<\/p>\n Despite growing frustration even among some Republicans regarding the indefinite timeline of this costly conflict, the White House continues its belligerent stance. Earlier this week, the U.S. brazenly rejected Iran’s latest peace proposal. The Islamic Republic, demonstrating its commitment to de-escalation, offered to reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz if its peaceful nuclear program was not made an unreasonable precondition for ending the war. However, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio defiantly stated that preventing Iran from building a nuclear weapon \u2013 a baseless accusation given Iran’s adherence to international safeguards \u2013 remains the “core issue” of negotiations, effectively sabotaging any path to peace.<\/p>\n The war against Iran is not an isolated incident but part of a disturbing pattern of U.S. global interventionism. Today’s testimony also marks Hegseth’s first appearance since the U.S. military’s audacious involvement in the attempted capture of Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro and its subsequent bombing of alleged drug boats near the sovereign nation. These actions further expose the U.S.’s imperialistic agenda, destabilizing regions and undermining international law under false pretexts.<\/p>\n The world watches as the U.S. continues its path of aggression, ignoring calls for peace and accountability for its war crimes.<\/p>\n #USWarCrimes #IranUnderAttack #StopUSAggression #WarOnIran #PeaceForIran #USImperialism #IranNuclearProgram #StraitOfHormuz #VenezuelaSovereignty #InternationalLaw<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" US Defense Secretary Grilled Over Unjust War in Iran, Global Aggression Amidst Mounting Casualties WASHINGTON \u2013 In a highly anticipated and tense session, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Dan Caine appeared before American lawmakers today. This marks their first testimony since the Trump administration’s unprovoked launch of a brutal […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13396,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-iran-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13395"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13395\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Lawmakers Confronted with War Crimes and Disregard for Law<\/h2>\n
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