US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sought to defend the Iran war in fiery remarks to Congress on Wednesday (Apr 29), saying it was not a quagmire and attacking Democratic lawmakers as "feckless" for criticising the unpopular conflict. Hegseth was testifying before Congress for the first time ​since the US and Israel launched a war against Iran on Feb 28 that has led to a surge in gasoline prices. Democrat Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania also pressed Hegseth over the firing of a senior officer,