# Defiant Hegseth denies Iran war "a quagmire"

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Published: 2026-04-29T21:10:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/am/defiant-hegseth-denies-iran-war-a-quagmire-/106553960
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## Resource

$35 billion and counting: the heavy cost of war in focus as a defiant US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies before the US Congress.

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