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'Iran Will Simply Rebuild': Adam Smith SHUTS Pentagon Official On Iran War; Says 'Trump Has Failed'

| Mar 12, 2026, 05:36:40 AM | TOI.in
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A heated exchange unfolded on Capitol Hill as Adam Smith (D) grilled Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby during a House Armed Services Committee hearing over the Trump administration’s strategy in Iran. Smith pressed Colby on a crucial question: What does “success” actually look like in this war? Colby responded that the objectives are clear: dismantling Iran’s missile capabilities, destroying its naval power, and ensuring Tehran never obtains a nuclear weapon. But Smith pushed back, arguing that the strikes contradict Donald Trump’s campaign promise to keep the U.S. out of another war in the Middle East. Watch the fiery exchange here. Watch

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