As a commodity that they can grab onto and then trade in the future. That cycle has to stop. And that's why this designation now exists. And that's why, you know, The first, I believe, country we designated right under this authority on February 27th was this clerical terroristic regime in Iran. Because when it comes to hostage taking, there has been no worse offender in the world than the clerical regime in Tehran. (07:19–07:28)
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Asserts that Iran was the first country designated under a specific authority on February 27th.
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