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Joe Kent: “Economic sanctions [on Iran] got the Iranian people on the…”

Featuring: Joe Kent, Far-right, America First | Former Candidate, U.S. House Washington, District 3

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If you cross a line, I will come after you. But then he really put the pressure on them economically. And if you look at the effect of the Economic sanctions [on Iran] got the Iranian people on the streets actually protesting against the Ayatollah's government. which is ostensibly what we would like. We would like to see a bottom up regime change where we get rid of the Ayatollah, but it's the will of the people and they have a new successful government that's stable, that we can deal with. (28:17–28:26)

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