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Lindsey Graham: “Maybe 30,000 or more [Iranians] have been killed to demand…”

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

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FULL PRESS CONFERENCE: US Senator Says Iran Regime At Weakest Point Since 1979 | DRM News | AC1F

Published | Video Starts at 01:48

The second event, the rise of the people. The people in Iran have gone to the streets without weapons. Maybe 30,000 or more [Iranians] have been killed to demand an end to their oppression. These two events, the bravery of the people of Iran who are saying, I've had it. I want change, and the response of Israel to October 7 have led to the potential demise of the Ayatollah. (01:48–01:53)

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Asserts that approximately 30,000 or more Iranians have been killed in protests.

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