Hegseth faces scrutiny over $1.5T defense budget as Iran conflict intensifies

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May 2, 2026

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Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper discusses stalled U.S.-Iran negotiations and the imaginable usage of a hypersonic limb arsenic tensions escalate connected ‘Fox News Live.’

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