Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth took heat at a war hearing for claiming the US controls the Strait of Hormuz, a sign the Iran war is going badly.

• Hegseth said the US controls the Strait of Hormuz, but Iran still has a strong stockpile of weapons and can disrupt shipping there.
• Even some Republicans mocked his performance, calling him unfit for the job.
• Oil is near $100 a barrel, a sign the US does not actually control the waterway.
• The war was sold as a 2 to 4 week operation but is now 74 days in with no end in sight.
• Critics are calling for prosecution of officials behind what they call an illegal war.

Outlook: Pressure on Hegseth and the administration will keep building as oil prices stay high and the Iran conflict drags on.