Markwayne Mullin: “Today's a weaker Iran than it has been in probably a decade.”

“That's the objective here. We're going to eliminate the threat that's been threatening us for 47 years. And Today's a weaker Iran than it has been in probably a decade. If we would have waited another year, this picture could look totally different. Completely different. And so the opportunity and the timing was right.” (02:56–03:03)

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