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Pete Hegseth: “Your ability to export energy will be taken away and the…”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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LIVE: Pete Hegseth holds Pentagon briefing on the Iran war

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That's why they came to the table. He ultimately said, we can take it all from you. Your ability to export energy will be taken away and the United States military has the ability to strike those things we with impunity. That type of threat is what brought them to the place where they effectively said, hey, okay, we want to cut this deal. Yes, right here. Morning Mr. Secretary, Mr. Chairman. (28:52–28:59)

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Asserts that the U.S. could prevent Iran from exporting energy through military strikes.

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