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. And because it pose a great threat to the region. This Iran that you're seeing now, this is Iran at its weakest point. (00:24–00:30)
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Asserts that the U.S. aims to eliminate Iran's defense industrial base.
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