25/08/2026
US senators demand hearing over troop strain in Iran war
A group of US senators has demanded a congressional hearing into the toll the war on Iran is taking on American troops, citing severe logistical failures and indefinite deployment extensions across naval ships and regional bases.
The 12 senators, all members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, wrote to committee chairman Roger Wicker requesting a public hearing with Defense Department leadership regarding the “poor planning and mismanagement of extended deployments” and the resulting impact on service personnel