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Gary Peters: “We had a diplomatic agreement with Iran on nuclear…”

Featuring: Gary Peters, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Michigan

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Peters Presses Top Defense Department Official for Clear Strategy on War with Iran

Published | Video Starts at 01:37

Now, I want to be clear. Iran is a bad actor, and we must ensure that they never, ever produce nuclear weapons. But I also want to be clear. We should remember that We had a diplomatic agreement with Iran on nuclear proliferation, and President Trump withdrew from that agreement during his first term. without a plan. And he was basically playing politics. I get it. But now he's sending US Forces back to the Middle east to fight in a war without the support of Congress and without the support of the American people. (01:37–01:50)

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Asserts that President Trump withdrew from a nuclear agreement with Iran during his first term.

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