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- During a briefing on March 19, 2026, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth criticized Iran's leadership roles in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Basij, calling them "temp jobs."
- Hegseth noted that Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei survived an Israeli strike because he was out for a walk.
- He claimed that U.S. forces have damaged or sunk over 120 Iranian Navy ships, with further assessments ongoing.
