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Pete Hegseth: “Iran will never have a nuclear weapon. Won't seek one, won't…”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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Published | Video Starts at 02:28

So our military posture will be whatever it needs to be to ensure that they're compelled over this 60 days through the memorandum of understanding that they live up to what they said they would do. The document says Iran will never have a nuclear weapon. Won't seek one, won't buy one, won't have one. Jason Pway said that too. There'll be negotiations to make that final. But they didn't have the threat of military force the way that we do that. (02:28–05:14)

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Reiterates the U.S. policy to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

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