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13 Mar 2026, 14:23

A simultaneous dubbing video of "The Fourth Press Conference of Pete Hegseth, the U.S. Secretary of War, and General Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the U.S. Armed Forces, regarding the U.S. military action against the Islamic Republic in Operation Epic Fury."

The video is 24 megabytes. I know downloading it from Iran is difficult, but it's 35 minutes long, and I haven't had the chance to see what they said yet.
Regarding Hegseth's remarks, it seems that the media outlets I follow through my automated channels (and since I'm currently limited to those, I might be unaware of many things) focused more on the section about Mojtaba. However, he said other things as well:

The U.S. Secretary of Defense stated in a press conference at the Pentagon that the U.S. will continue its operations in Iran without any "mercy" and is "destroying the military power of the radical Iranian regime in a way the world has never seen before."
Pete Hegseth mentioned that Iran's military has become "ineffective in battle."
@VahidHeadline
Pete Hegseth, the U.S. Secretary of War, said in a press conference that Mojtaba Khamenei, the new leader of the Islamic Republic, is hiding underground like a wounded and desperate rat.
He added: Members of the Revolutionary Guard see two things when they look at the sky: the American flag and the Star of David.
According to Mr. Hegseth, the largest volume of attacks against the Islamic Republic will take place today (Friday).
@VahidHeadline
Pete Hegseth questioned the written statement from Mojtaba Khamenei yesterday, asking why no video or audio of him has been released, to which he replied, "I think you know why."
@VahidHeadline
The U.S. Secretary of Defense stated: "We know that this so-called new leader, who is wounded and probably disfigured, issued a weak statement for unity while he has brought tens of thousands of protesters to the ground in blood." Hegseth likened the leaders of the Islamic Republic to "rats" and said they have taken refuge in underground hideouts. He emphasized that Mojtaba Khamenei is fleeing due to a lack of legitimacy and fear, and it is currently unclear who truly holds power in Iran.
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During the press conference, the U.S. Secretary of Defense was asked about the deadly attack on a girls' school in Minab, to which he responded that CENTCOM has appointed an outside investigation officer to look into the matter, who will take "as long as necessary" to determine what happened in this incident.
He stated that U.S. and Israeli operations in the war against Iran "never target civilians."
In response to a journalist's question about why, despite claiming that the U.S. military has air and naval superiority over Iran, "you are not escorting ships through the Strait of Hormuz. Why didn't you plan for this?" he said: "We have planned for this. We recognize this. Because ultimately we want to do this... in order and in a way that has the most impact... and ensure that we are sending the right messages to the world."
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