Going aggressively after the Ayatollah was the last thing that we ever should have done. Again, like, I'm no fan of the former supreme leader, you know, Ali Khamenei, however, He [Ali Khamenei] was moderating their nuclear program. He was preventing them from getting a nuclear weapon. If you take him out, if you kill him aggressively, people are going to rally around that regime. (23:26–50:55)
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Asserts that Ali Khamenei was moderating Iran's nuclear program and preventing nuclear weapon development.
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