Why would he do this? Won't it take ground troops? Well, first of all, it's important to remember the objectives of this operation. From the very beginning, we were going to. We are destroying Iran's navy. We are destroying their ability, their missile launchers by a significant percentage. We're going to wipe out their defense industrial base, meaning their ability to make new missiles and new drones in the future. (00:18–00:21)
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Asserts that the U.S. is destroying Iran's navy.
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