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Ron DeSantis: “Iran has been the source of terrorism throughout the Middle…”

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Iran has been 'the SOURCE of terrorism,' says Florida governor

Published | Video Starts at 00:34

And Jimmy Carter was present at the time. And he basically turned his back on the Shah and helped usher in the Ayatollah Khomeini into And what's happened since then is Iran has been the source of terrorism throughout the Middle East. More than any other country or more than any other entity. They're responsible for the deaths of at least a thousand US Servicemembers during the Iraq conflict. I remember being deployed to Iraq. I remember seeing the reports coming in. (00:34–00:42)

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Asserts that Iran is the primary source of terrorism in the Middle East.

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