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Markwayne Mullin: “Since 1979, the Ayatollah had talked about becoming a…”

Featuring: Markwayne Mullin, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

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That part just stands out as spectacularly stupid to me. Well, you got to think about this. Since 1979, the Ayatollah had talked about becoming a nuclear nation. Since November of 1979, they've been attacking the United States directly or through their proxies all the way up until June of 2025. (02:06–02:11)

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Asserts that the Ayatollah has aimed for Iran to become a nuclear nation since 1979.

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