US defence secretary Pete Hegseth dismissed the impeachment effort as a 'farce' and defended his record in the Iran war and other military operations. (EPA Images pic)WASHINGTON: Republicans in the US House of Representatives on Tuesday blocked an effort to impeach defence secretary Pete Hegseth over the Iran war, handing president Donald Trump a victory days after his party's crushing midterm election defeat.
The House voted 211 to 204 to send the impeachment resolution to the Judiciary Committee, effectively derailing a planned vote Wednesday on whether to bring formal charges against the embattled Pentagon chief.
The resolution was introduced by Republican Thomas Massie, a Trump critic who was the only member of his party to oppose the procedural maneuver, according to US media.
