Washington, Nov. 9 -- US President Donald Trump has pushed back against mounting congressional calls to impeach Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, questioning why an official instrumental to the military campaign against Iran should face removal from office.

Defending the administration's armed intervention, the American leader asserted that United States strikes had successfully dismantled Iranian nuclear infrastructure while blocking Tehran from acquiring atomic capabilities.

"We saved Israel and the Middle East. There would be no Israel even if we had not saved them from Iran," Trump said. Rejecting the impeachment initiative, he added, "And what are we going to do with one of the guys that was most responsible for the war, we want to im...