India, Nov. 10 -- A fresh effort has been made in the US Congress to impeach secretary of defence Pete Hegseth. In the resolution moved by Republican Representative Thomas Massie, Hegseth has been accused of committing impeachable acts, which include his handling of the Iran war.

The resolution against Hegseth is Massie's second effort. The first, filed before the US midterm elections, was dismissed by Republican house speaker Mike Johnson.

In his fresh resolution on Monday, Massie said Hegseth has committed impeachable acts at least eight times since joining the Trump administration as the "secretary of war."

These acts include waging an unauthorised war with Iran, violations of the War Powers Resolution and allegations of military, a...