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Pete Hegseth: “We can do any of those things within 30 days in a permissive…”

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Sen. Warner, more | Face the Nation Full Broadcast - June 14, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 08:40

You just used 30 days as like a period of time. Can you clear the mines and remove the security threats in the strait within 30 days? We can do any of those things within 30 days in a permissive environment. So the bomb is in Iran's court at some point. So we would get back to pre war. We're already doing things I can't. We're already talking. (08:40–08:44)

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Asserts that the U.S. can clear mines and remove security threats in the Strait of Hormuz within 30 days.

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