Daily Caller Reporter Presses Hegseth On Whether US Was Prepared To ‘Wipe Out’ Iran

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Daily Caller Reporter Presses Hegseth On Whether US Was Prepared To ‘Wipe Out’ Iran

1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026

Daily Caller White House correspondent Reagan Reese asked Secretary of War Pete Hegseth Wednesday whether the U.S. military was truly prepared to “wipe out” Iran’s civilization. President Donald Trump warned that a…

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