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Doug Burgum: “Venezuela was a hotbed of Iranian funded terror groups…”

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

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Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum speaks at CERAWeek in Houston — 3/25/2026

Published | Video Starts at 05:05

Oh, don't worry, we could only go 1200 miles. And then they, they launched two missiles at Diego Garcia, 2400 miles. That means they can hit London. That means, you know, Venezuela was a hotbed of Iranian funded terror groups including Hamas. If there was a, if there was a Iranian ballistic missile placed in Venezuela, it could not just reach Houston, it can reach Washington D.C. and so again, the actions … (05:05–05:11)

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Asserts that Venezuela is a hub for Iranian-funded terror groups, including Hamas.

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