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Pete Hegseth: “This new regime was out of options and out of time. So they…”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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LIVE: Pete Hegseth holds Pentagon briefing on the Iran war

Published | Video Starts at 05:56

The IRGC Intel Chief, dead. I skipped over a bunch and I could go on and on and on to include the new so called new Supreme Leader. Wounded and disfigured. This new regime was out of options and out of time. So they cut a deal. They know this agreement means that they will never ever possess a nuclear weapon. Under the terms, any nuclear material they should have will be removed. (05:56–06:02)

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Asserts that Iran's new regime was forced to negotiate due to lack of options and time.

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