‘If winning looks like this, then I would hate to see losing’: Blumenthal rips Hegseth over Iran war

A fiery U.S. Senate hearing erupts as Senator Richard Blumenthal confronts Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the Iran war, accusing the administration of misleading Americans.Lawmakers question the war’s rising cost—estimated at over $25 billion—and challenge claims of “winning” amid stalled progress and growing public skepticism.With tensions soaring and bipartisan criticism intensifying, the explosive exchange exposes deep cracks in the Trump administration’s Iran war narrative.