Pentagon chief dismisses impeachment push as 'farce'

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday dismissed a congressional move to impeach him over his handling of the Iran war as a "farce" and a "political spectacle" that would fail. Hegseth, speaking at his first Pentagon press briefing in six months, said the impeachment effort by outgoing Republican Rep. Thomas Massie targets him over "policy disagreements" rather than high crimes. Massie filed the resolution Monday, focusing on the Iran conflict and military actions in Yemen and Venezuela. A House vote could come by midweek, pressuring Republicans following their midterm election losses. Trump has backed Hegseth, while Iran has continued striking U.S. bases and disrupting shipping during the eight-month conflict.