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Markwayne Mullin: “We are done fighting against this martyrs regime that's been…”

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

WATCH: 'We're taking out the threat.' Sen. Mullin speaks after briefing on U.S. attacks on Iran

Published March 3, 2026 | Video Starts at 08:57

I made that very clear just a while ago when I was asked to talk directly to the Iranian people. I said we're not at war with you and We are done fighting against this martyrs regime that's been nipping at our heels for 47 years and killing thousands of people. It's time to eliminate them. All right, what do you talk about? How to keep oil prices down? No, we didn't talk about any of the economic things. (08:57–09:06)

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Asserts that the U.S. is ending its fight against a regime responsible for thousands of deaths over 47 years.

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“They've killed thousands or injured thousands of Americans for 47 years.”
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“They had enough nuclear weapons to enough nuclear enrichment to be able to load 11 weapons.”
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“This is war and we're taking out the threat. And if you're part of the threat, then you have, you're a target.”
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“We're going to continue to be in the fight until they can no longer threaten the United States like they have for 47 years.”
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“This threat's been around since November of 1979 with Jimmy Carter's office.”
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“The President under Article 2 has broken authorities to keep Americans interests safe, home and abroad.”
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“This was a threat that no other president was willing to stand up against and eliminate like President Trump.”
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“The objective was pretty laid out. They want to make sure that the, that the ability for them to strike us anywhere at any time is gone.”
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“Today's a weaker Iran than it has been in probably a decade.”
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“We have lost thousands of individuals over 47 years and we haven't done anything about it.”
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“We're giving the Iranian people an opportunity to get their country back.”
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“We are in great shape. The President has everything at his disposal to be able to do what we need to do.”
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“We have complete air supremacy.”
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“We've taken over their ability to fight back.”
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“We knew that they had what they called an Azar plan in place.”
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“Their capability to launch has greatly diminished because we've been going after what we'd call not all the arrows, but going after the…”
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“They declared war on us.”
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“We're taking out a regime that's been trying to attack us for quite some time.”
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“We're just simply fighting the threat that's been at our door for 47 years.”
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“We're not at war with the Iranian people.”
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