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Pete Hegseth: “Destroy missiles Launchers and Iran's defense industrial…”

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 09:51

Our objectives given directly from our America first president remain exactly what they were on day one. These are not the media's objectives, not Iran's objectives, not new objectives. Our objectives unchanged on target and on plan. Destroy missiles Launchers and Iran's defense industrial base so they cannot rebuild. Destroy their navy and Iran never gets a nuclear weapon. Our objectives from day one. To the patriotic members of the press, nobody can deliver perfection in wartime. This building knows that more than anyone. But report the reality. (09:51–10:03)

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Asserts that the U.S. objectives include destroying Iran's military capabilities and preventing nuclear weapon development.

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