They've undermined our core national interests. They've systematically destabilized the Middle east and they threaten the security of the entire west, all of Western civilization. So what we've done here is take action. The U.S. objective is to completely dismantle Iran's short-range ballistic missiles and their launchers. That's it. Plain and simple. We have no interest or any plan to control or possess or occupy Iran or anything they have. We're not after their oil. (01:38–01:46)
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Asserts that the U.S. aims to dismantle Iran's missile capabilities.
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