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Mark Kelly: “They [Iran] had an ability to reconstitute it [the nuclear…”

Featuring: Mark Kelly, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Arizona

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'Flailing around': Sen. Kelly calls out Trump for 'no goal, no timeline' in Iran

Published | Video Starts at 01:19

I mean, it's a shifting explanation. I also heard yesterday about again about the imminent threat. But it was sometime in the future that the imminent threat would exist … They [Iran] had an ability to reconstitute it [the nuclear program]. … they did this. I think this is a perfect example of what happens when you have a leader of a country who doesn't take input, doesn't take advice, puts a lot of yes. (01:19–01:20)

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Asserts that Iran had the capability to rebuild its nuclear program.

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