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Markwayne Mullin: “We're not at war with the Iranian people.”

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 08:48

I already answered your question that ask could be coming an ask from the president to declare war. I don't know if that's necessary because as I said, We're not at war with the Iranian people. I made that very clear just a while ago when I was asked to talk directly to the Iranian people. (08:48–08:50)

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Asserts that the U.S. is not at war with the Iranian people.

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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 are done fighting against this martyrs regime that's been nipping at our heels for 47 years and killing thousands of people.”
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