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Mike Lawler: “Iran is at its weakest state.”

Featuring: Mike Lawler, Republican | U.S. House, New York, District 17

'This Is A Moment For The Iranian People': GOP Rep. Mike Lawler Calls For Iranians To 'Rise-Up'

Published February 28, 2026 | Video Starts at 03:21

But moreover, this is how you get long term peace and stability in the Middle East. We have seen Hamas and Hezbollah largely decimated. Assad's regime in Syria has fallen. Iran is at its weakest state. And you may in fact see the Ayatollah no longer here, if that is the case. Are Arab partners working with the United States, working with Israel. (03:21–03:24)

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Asserts that Iran is currently in a weakened condition.

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