On the recordAugust 22, 2025
It was preliminary, a day and a half after the actual strike, when it admits itself in writing that it requires weeks to accumulate the necessary data to make such an assessment.
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Pete Hegseth
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Hegseth discusses the preliminary assessment of the strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities.
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