I'm going to focus on having Iran off the map as the largest state sponsor of terrorism and see if we can build a new, new Mid East. All right, we got a lot more to get to. President Trump said the objective is, quote, to defend the American by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime. What specifically were the imminent threats that justified this operation, Senator? They were building ballistic missiles that could eventually reach the United States. They have been trying for decades to build a nuclear weapon. (07:03–07:12)
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