In a packed auditorium at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, on September 30, 2025, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stood before an unprecedented assembly of nearly 800 generals and admirals—summoned from posts around the globe without explanation.
Most of those men 40 and older have been at was since 2,000. It is nice to appear to have the upper hand. But they know who is who and how dangerous this part of the world.
We bombed Iran's labs. In the middle of nowhere.
The Iranians are experts at horizontal boring. They have subways, trains, water transportation and roads underground. They probably just tunneled under a mountain and that is where their real labs are.
Most of those men 40 and older have been at was since 2,000. It is nice to appear to have the upper hand. But they know who is who and how dangerous this part of the world.
We bombed Iran's labs. In the middle of nowhere.
The Iranians are experts at horizontal boring. They have subways, trains, water transportation and roads underground. They probably just tunneled under a mountain and that is where their real labs are.