It is a very difficult thing to do. We never want to see a war. No one's trying to pursue a war at any point. But Iran has been at war with us for 47 years. Their terrorist proxies have attacked Americans literally hundreds of times. And that has accelerated over the last 10 years. President Trump has already determined, as other presidents have done, and as UN Resolutions and international law actually follows through on that as well. (04:43–04:52)
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Asserts that Iran has been at war with the U.S. for 47 years and its proxies have attacked Americans hundreds of times.
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