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Pete Hegseth: “This mission actually couldn't have been possible without…”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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LIVE: Pete Hegseth holds Pentagon briefing as US hits Iran with intense strikes

Published | Video Starts at 24:46

We've said from the beginning deny Iran nuclear weapons as a core mission. We have, we retain options across the spectrum to ensure that they never do. And President Trump has said that. And that's why This mission actually couldn't have been possible without Midnight Hammer, without what those B2s did, going across and obliterating those facilities. that set the condition for the opportunity to do what we're doing now. So he's kept. The President's kept his eye focused on nuclear capabilities. (24:46–24:55)

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Asserts that Operation Midnight Hammer and B2 bombers were crucial in obliterating facilities for the mission.

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