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Pete Hegseth: “Iran is the number one state sponsor of terrorism.”

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That's why you had millions of Iranians protesting, because they felt like their quality of life didn't match what it could be or should be. And what was the Iranian state? There's a reason we call Iran is the number one state sponsor of terrorism. because they took the money they make and they invest it in tunnels and they invest it in missiles, and they invest it in launchers and UAVs. (30:57–31:09)

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Asserts that Iran is the leading state sponsor of terrorism.

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