Kelly grills Hegseth on no-quarter vow during Iran conflict hearing
During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Iran conflict, Sen. Mark Kelly pressed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to clarify his March pledge of “no quarter” and “no mercy” for enemies, questioning the legal meaning and the Department of Defense’s approach while Hegseth argued the military fights to win and follows the law. Kelly also questioned depleted munitions stocks, and the exchange comes amid a broader, long-running feud between the two, including a civil lawsuit Kelly filed against Hegseth earlier this year.