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Pete Hegseth: “In last night's wave of more than 800 strikes, we finished…”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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LIVE: Pete Hegseth holds Pentagon briefing on the Iran war

Published | Video Starts at 03:31

Every single one of those shots easily shot down. Miles and miles away from the Abe Lincoln, they were blowing ammo into fantasy land. Contrast that with, most significantly, In last night's wave of more than 800 strikes, we finished completely destroying Iran's Defense Industrial base. a core pillar of our mission objective. What little they have left buried in bunkers is all they will have. They can still shoot, we know that. (03:31–03:41)

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