In 2025, after Operation Midnight Hammer, a Brookings expert said, quote, it is wrong to conclude Iran is now a defeated nation and will act accordingly. Iran's demonstrated destructive missile capabilities have penetrated nearly every part of Israel. Iran's arsenal could endanger American forces in the Gulf. And Senator Collins asked General Kaine about the extent to which you were briefed and the President was briefed about, about the very likely outcome of this kinetic engagement. (00:41–00:46)
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Asserts that Iran's arsenal poses a threat to American forces in the Gulf.
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