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Pete Hegseth: “We are destroying and degrading [Iran's military…”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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'THIS IS DIFFERENT: Sec. Hegseth, Gen. Caine reveal LATEST on Iran operations

Published | Video Starts at 31:08

There's a reason we call Iran the number one state sponsor of terrorism, because they took the money they make and they invest it in tunnels and they invest it in missiles, and they invest it in launchers and UAVs. And We are destroying and degrading [Iran's military capabilities] in historic portions. But it doesn't mean they won't still have some and try to hold people at issue, which is why we're fighting every single day to continue to compel. (31:08–31:13)

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Asserts that the U.S. is significantly reducing Iran's military capabilities.

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