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Pete Hegseth: “They do have underground facilities because they're the…”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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So why are there missiles left to hit Jordan and result in the loss of life of our brave men and women? As we stated from the beginning, the Iranian defense industrial base is effectively gone. But They do have underground facilities because they're the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism. And they've spent 47 years trying to hide their missiles under mountains, just like their. Thank you. Thank you. Just like their nuclear capabilities, because they would like to get a nuclear weapon, to wield it against us. (04:07–04:13)

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Asserts that Iran has underground facilities due to its status as a leading state sponsor of terrorism.

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