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Pete Hegseth: “These are not routine operations. They were high risk, high…”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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Trump warns Iran on precipice of widespread destruction in national address

Published | Video Starts at 24:44

Ultimately, it was an impotent Iranian threat. And today, as the CIA director mentioned, Iran's military, and we know this, is embarrassed and humiliated, and they should be. Now, These are not routine operations. They were high risk, high stakes missions conducted in the heart of enemy territory. This was not just barely into Iran, this was deep into Iran, involving coordinated strikes to suppress threats, deception tactics to protect our teams, and full synchronization across air, ground and special operations. (24:44–24:51)

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