Because when it comes to hostage taking, there has been no worse offender in the world than the clerical regime in Tehran. They are the worst offenders in the world of terrorism, and they are the worst offenders in the world of hostage taking. from the very early days. And so they were our first designation. They were founded, unfortunately, on an assault on the brave men and women of our foreign and civil service that were located there in Tehran. (07:35–07:41)
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Asserts that Tehran's clerical regime is the worst offender globally in both terrorism and hostage taking.
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