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Pete Hegseth: The Iranian defense industrial base is effectively gone, but they do have underground facilities because they're the…

On the recordJuly 22, 2026
The Iranian defense industrial base is effectively gone, but they do have underground facilities because they're the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism, and they've spent 47 years trying to hide their missiles under mountains, just like their nuclear capabilities.
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Pete Hegseth

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Testifying about Iran's military capabilities.

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