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Jon Ossoff: “Remember last year they claimed Iran's nuclear program had been obliterated. Do you remember that? And then…”

Featuring: Jon Ossoff, Democratic | U.S. Senate Georgia

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Rally with Jon Ossoff | 10.17.2026 | Atlanta, GA

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Instead, they plunged us into a war they don't know how to end or how to win. The biggest foreign policy debacle since Iraq and another war based on lies. Remember last year they claimed Iran's nuclear program had been obliterated. Do you remember that? And then this year, they claimed that same nuclear program posed an imminent threat, Both times lying. And now, remember, on day four, the war, day four, the president declared victory. On day 11, Trump said, quote, the war is very complete. That was day 11. (34:47–35:00)

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Asserts that the administration falsely claimed Iran's nuclear program was destroyed and later posed a threat.

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