Video from a statement by Pat Ryan
Rep. Pat Ryan questions Pete Hegseth about the defenses at Port Shuaiba before the Iranian drone strike that killed six U.S. soldiers, at a House Armed Services Committee hearing, April 29, 2026.
Two excerpts joined by a one-second black gap: 3:58:38 to 3:59:22 and 3:59:57 to 4:01:09 of the House Armed Services Committee video. Cut from the House Armed Services Committee's own recording of the hearing. The PBS NewsHour YouTube clip cited for this source shows the same exchange. DI added its logo in the corner.
Video: U.S. House Committee on Armed Services. Public domain (U.S. government work) (opens in a new tab)
Watch the full original video (opens in a new tab) (relevant passage: 2:06 to 2:22 Ryan on the post's defenses; 2:27 to 2:31 Ryan on the March 2 description; 3:23 to 3:29 Hegseth on defensive posture; 3:55 to 4:11 Hegseth on integrated air defenses and moving troops; 4:50 Ryan calls for resignation)
At a House Armed Services Committee hearing, Rep. Pat Ryan told Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that the Port Shuaiba post had no counter-drone, counter-rocket or counter-artillery systems and no overhead protection, "And now six of our soldiers are dead." He cited survivors' accounts that disputed Hegseth's description of the drone and said Hegseth should resign.
“No counter drone capabilities. No counter rocket systems. No counter mortar or counter artillery. Not even the basic overhead protection that you and I had 20 years ago in Iraq. And now, six of our soldiers are dead.”