Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is returning to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for another potentially combative hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee as airstrikes between Iran and Israel threaten a potentially devastating wider war.

US President Donald Trump left the Group of Seven leaders meeting in Canada early to deal with the Israel-Iran conflict, playing down the prospects of a ceasefire in favor of “a real end.”

In the span of about eight hours, President Donald Trump went from suggesting a nuclear deal with Iran remained “achievable” to urging Tehran’s 9.5 million residents to flee for their lives as he cut