The objective of this mission is the destruction of their ballistic missile capabilities and of their naval capabilities.

Hi again, everybody. It's now 5 o'clock in New York. That happened moments before we came on the air or while we were on the air. We took it live.

And we largely viewed Marco Rubio as the most

trustworthy messenger in that moment about why we were in Iran. Not everybody said the same thing,

but that's what Marco Rubio said back in March. Marker Rubio, of course, is Donald Trump's

Secretary of State. He's also his national security advisor,

and he could not have been more clear in his public statements. Quote,

the objective of this mission, the war in Iran, is the destruction of their Iran's ballistic missile

capabilities, end quote. Well, now, as Donald Trump ramps up his attacks on the free press, on journalists and journalism, accusing them of, quote, virtual treason, it's a quote from Donald Trump, for reporting on the war, yet another one of his stated reasons for starting this deeply unpopular war of choice with Iran. Officially bites the dust is no

more. Brand new reporting from multiple outlets reveals that Iran's military is far from crippled.

After weeks of war, the deaths of 13 U.S. service members, U.S. bases across the Middle East rendered, quote, all but uninhabitable.

According to the New York Times, not to mention a devastating blow to U.S. prestige and standing

around the world, U.S. intelligence shows that barely a dent has been made in the Iranian regime's

capacity to wage war. A U.S. official with knowledge of

recent intelligence assessments confirms reporting, first released by the New York Times,

then the Washington posed to our colleague David Rode, that, quote, about 70% of Iran's

mobile missile launchers remain viable throughout the country. Iran has also retained

roughly 70% of its pre-war missile stockpile, which is believed to be comprised of long-range

ballistic and short-range cruise missiles. The recent intelligence reports found Iran has restored access

to 30 of the 33 missile sites it

controls along the Strait of Hormuz, which could be used to target American warships

and oil tankers transiting the strategic waterway. These findings directly contradict what

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