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Lindsey Graham: “It's in America's interest to make sure the Ayatollah is…”

Featuring: Lindsey Graham, Republican | U.S. Senate South Carolina

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Lindsey Graham says it's 'not our job' to pick Iran's leader after Khamenei's death: Full interview

Published | Video Starts at 06:31

No boots on the ground. We don't own, you know, this idea. You break it, you own it. I don't buy that one bit. It's in America's interest to make sure the Ayatollah is dead. He's dead. It's in America's interest to make sure that Iran can no longer be the largest state sponsor of terrorism. We're close. Once the people decide what they want to do next, I don't mind helping them. (06:31–06:36)

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Asserts that it is in America's interest that the Ayatollah is dead, and confirms his death.

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