Hegseth: Firepower Over Iran About To Surge Dramatically
The Lead with Jake Tapper
CNN
3.5 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 6 March 2026
⏱️ 97 minutes
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| 0:29.6 | This is CNN Breaking News. |
| 0:34.6 | Welcome to the lead up, Jake Tapper. |
| 0:36.6 | There is a ton going on as we come on air today. |
| 0:38.8 | CNN is learning new details about President Trump's decision to fire Christy Noem, |
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| 0:52.4 | But we're going to start with some breaking news in our world lead at any moment. Defense Secretary Pete Hegesath and United States Central Command Chief Admiral Brad Cooper are expected to give an update on the U.S. war on Iran. There has been no let up in strikes. Israel saying it hit Iranian missile sites. Iran also carried out fresh strikes across the |
| 1:12.5 | region. Now several people are injured in Abu Dhabi, and already we're starting to see ripple |
| 1:17.5 | effects of the war here in the U.S. oil prices spiking another 6% today, the highest level since |
| 1:24.3 | just before President Trump's second term began. Why? Well, Iran's threats to attack |
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