In a statement, Ansari said Hegseth must either be removed from office or fired immediately, calling herself a "HELL YES" on Massie's resolution.

The impeachment resolution focuses largely on the Iran war, according to the reporting. It also includes eight articles of impeachment, one of which centers on Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain.

That article accuses Hegseth of punishing Kelly for a 2025 video in which the senator told service members they could refuse illegal orders. Hegseth formally censured Kelly and threatened to reduce his retired rank, according to the resolution, which says the secretary "weaponized the Department of Defense to retaliate against and intimidate Senator Mark Kelly for such a statement."

Ansari filed her own six articles of impeachment against Hegseth in April, accusing him of waging an unauthorized war, obstructing congressional oversight and politicizing the armed forces. In an interview, she said the administration committed a war crime on the first day of the conflict by bombing a school in Iran that killed more than 120 children, and that it has since bombed a wedding.

"I think that one of the biggest reasons there was such a rejection of the Trump agenda on Tuesday evening was the war in Iran, because the impacts have just been so severe and have impacted every single American," Ansari said.

Asked how many Republicans might back impeachment, Ansari said, "I think it'll be more than we expect."

Hegseth has dismissed the impeachment push as politically motivated noise and said he is eager to defend the administration's military actions.

The push comes as Arizona voters weigh the state's role in national politics, with control of Congress and the direction of the Iran war among the issues dividing the parties. For Arizona, the resolution puts two of the state's federal lawmakers at the center of a national fight: Ansari as a leading Democratic voice for removal, and Kelly as the subject of one of the articles.