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Doug Burgum: “There was 80 to $100 billion of illicit oil sales sold by…”

Featuring: Doug Burgum, Republican | U.S. Secretary of the Interior | National

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'UNBELIEVABLE': Biden sanctioned this state more than Iran, Russia, Doug Burgum reveals

Published | Video Starts at 03:30

That's down from when before the war started. So clearly, oil purchases by some of our allies were funding the wars we're in. There was 80 to $100 billion of illicit oil sales sold by Iran due to the failed sanctions of the Biden administration. And that was funding over 24 terror groups. So they were asking us to fund our allies, but then our allies were funding our adversaries. But President Trump's got that all straightened around. (03:30–03:38)

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Asserts that $80 to $100 billion of illicit oil sales by Iran occurred due to failed Biden administration sanctions.

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