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Pete Hegseth: “Their regime is more devastated than it's ever been in its…”

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Sen. Warner, more | Face the Nation Full Broadcast - June 14, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 06:38

Jason Pua said that 60 days, there'll be negotiations to make that final. But they didn't have the threat of military force the way that we do that. Iran respects in a very way that Their regime is more devastated than it's ever been in its 47 years. And that's why they're at the table. So the huge difference is we did this from a position of strength. President Trump led with military might. (06:38–06:48)

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Asserts that Iran's regime is at its weakest point in 47 years.

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