Hegseth dismisses impeachment push as 'political spectacle', defends US war on Iran

Washington, Nov 10 (UNI) Dismissing an impeachment effort against him as a "political spectacle" and "a stunt",US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the Trump administration's military campaign against Iran as necessary to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Speaking at his first Pentagon news conference in about six months, Hegseth described the impeachment move by Republican Representative Thomas Massie as "a personal manifesto driven by ego and resentment" and said he is not worried about the effort. Massie introduced eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth on Monday, accusing him of violating the Constitution and other laws through US military operations…