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Witness and congresswoman clash over whether U.S. is 'at war' during testimony
Summary
A witness and a congresswoman sparred over whether U.S. language should describe current hostilities as a war, with the witness calling the situation a "kinetic" or "armed" conflict and the congresswoman pressing for clearer, unambiguous phrasing amid reported service-member casualties.
A witness and a congresswoman engaged in a heated exchange during testimony about whether the United States should describe recent hostilities as a war.
The witness said that public statements and international signals suggested escalation, arguing that Iran "would not say the magic words" and that, while chants of "death to America" were heard, Iran "wouldn't say, no. We don't want a nuclear weapon." The witness also said reports indicated a possible Israeli strike and…
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