Mike Rounds: “Iran was going after a nuclear weapon.”

“And in the meantime, they don't allow us to get onto the important work that the American people want us to do. And then finally, look, the American people are behind the president. And I'll just tell … Iran was going after a nuclear weapon. … making threats against all of their neighbors? And they were preparing an intercontinental ballistic missile. I think we already shown. They could show 2,400 miles that they shot one down against Diego Garcia.” (07:12–07:16)

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