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Edward Markey: “This war is built on Donald Trump's lies about nuclear…”

Featuring: Edward Markey, Democratic | U.S. Senate Massachusetts

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Mass. Sen. Markey condemns Iran strikes

Published | Video Starts at 01:09

We have already lost three United States service members. We mourn with their families. And unfortunately, it is only the second day of this conflict. This is an unnecessary and illegal war of choice. This war is built on Donald Trump's lies about nuclear weapons capability of the Iranian government. and it is premised upon that fundamental lie. It's unnecessary. Iran posed no imminent immediate threat to the United States or our security. (01:09–01:20)

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Asserts that Trump's claims about Iran's nuclear weapons capability are false.

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