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John Cornyn Questions CIA Director John Ratcliffe About Joe Kent's Resignation Over The Iran War

Published | Video Starts at 00:42

Is there anything to indicate that Iran had ceased in its nuclear ambitions or in its desire to continue to build ballistic missiles capable of threatening American troops and allies in the Middle East, Senator? No. In fact, The intelligence reflects the contrary [to the claim that Iran does not represent an imminent threat to the United States]. So you disagree with Mr. Kent? I do. I would think any fair minded assessment of the situation, even based on open sources, would reflect the danger Iran poses, the regime poses to the United States. (00:42–00:46)

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Asserts that intelligence indicates Iran is an imminent threat to the United States.

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