John Cornyn: “It also had become a foothold for Iranian terrorist…”

“And in fact, Venezuela had become a hub for illegal drug trafficking along with everything else that goes with that. And It also had become a foothold for Iranian terrorist organizations like Hezbollah. and using the money they were able to raise from illicit drug traffic to. To then send it to terrorist organizations in the Middle east and to threaten peace around the world.” (08:19–08:27)

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