Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has called moves to impeach him over abuse of power in the Iran war a farce that would fail, according to Reuters.

Hegseth has made the comment at a news conference a day after US Representative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, introduced eight articles of impeachment against him.

“These resolutions tell every one of them that their service was a crime,” he says, referring to personnel who served in the Iran war. “Their service was not a crime. These are heroes and no politician in Washington will tell them otherwise while I hold this office.”

He adds, “I stand beside every one of these operations. I was proud to execute them, and I would do it again tomorrow.”