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Pete Hegseth: “The army targeting team found and sunk the pride and joy of…”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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In full: Pete Hegseth holds a briefing on Iran

Published | Video Starts at 02:48

… they needed, she simply looked up at me with a sly smile on her face and said, more bombs, sir, and bigger bombs. We will happily oblige her. I met The army targeting team found and sunk the pride and joy of the Iranian Navy. their fighting position plastered with images of sunken enemy ships. And I witnessed urgency right when we landed. Another C17 landed just minutes after us. (02:48–02:58)

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Asserts that a U.S. army targeting team successfully sank a significant Iranian naval vessel.

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