Pete Hegseth: “What was the Iranian navy is largely no more.”

“… not be inhibited by what remains of the Iranian either boats or gun emplacements along that strait. Well, we're taking care of a lot of that. How? Well, American firepower, What was the Iranian navy is largely no more. There'll be more boats to be sunk for sure. So their ability to project any power in that area, in a naval sense, is diminishing. Diminishing and will be increasingly diminished.” (15:44–15:49)

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