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Pete Hegseth: “A regime like that refusing to abandon Its nuclear ambitions…”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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'THIS IS DIFFERENT: Sec. Hegseth, Gen. Caine reveal LATEST on Iran operations

Published | Video Starts at 13:16

Their core industries, not steel or agriculture, tourism. Their core industries are state sponsored terrorism, proxy militias, underground networks, ballistic missiles and a violent messianic Islamist ideology chasing some sort of apocalyptic endgame. A regime like that refusing to abandon Its nuclear ambitions is not just a regional problem. It's a direct threat to America, to freedom and to civilization. The world, the Middle east, our ungrateful allies in Europe, even segments of our own press should be saying one thing to President Trump. Thank you. (13:16–13:28)

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Asserts that Iran's nuclear ambitions are a direct threat to the U.S. and global security.

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