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J. D. Vance: “The Iranians are trying to do what the Iranian state has done for 49 years, which is engage in acts of…”

Featuring: J. D. Vance, Republican | Vice President of the United States | National

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So what you saw there is the Secretary of War out of an abundance of caution trying to protect our guys. We do feel with some confidence that The Iranians are trying to do what the Iranian state has done for 49 years, which is engage in acts of terrorism against the United States and against a lot of other people as well. So we are being extremely cautious and that's all I'd say about that. (00:38–00:50)

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Asserts that Iran has engaged in acts of terrorism against the United States for 49 years.

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