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Derrick Van Orden: “If they don't meet this deadline, [Iranian infrastructure]…”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

Power plants are dual-use infrastructure, legitimate targets: Van Orden | Ed Henry The Big Take

Published April 6, 2026 | Video Starts at 02:20

I think there's going to be a tremendous amount of infrastructure that that is run by the Iranians. It's going to be destroyed that does not need to be destroyed. But If they don't meet this deadline, [Iranian infrastructure] will be [destroyed], period. And there's also some folks that are saying that these targets are not legitimate targets that they are will be committing war crimes by destroying power plants. That's not true. (02:20)

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Asserts that Iranian infrastructure will be destroyed if a deadline is not met.

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