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Pete Hegseth: “We have no clear evidence [of Iran placing new mines].”

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 29:21

Has Iran placed any mines since the war started? Is Iran placing new mines? We've heard them talk about it. Just like you've reported recklessly and wildly about it. But there's. We have no clear evidence [of Iran placing new mines]. We have no clear evidence of that. Thank you, sir. Mr. Secretary, given everything the US have accomplished in the last 24 hours as of today, how do you define success in this military option and has that definition changed from day one? (29:21–29:23)

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Asserts that there is no clear evidence of Iran placing new mines.

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