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Ron Johnson: “Iran is the largest state-sponsored terror [organization].”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Sen. Johnson at HSGAC Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 23:06

And in as much as the hardliners in Iran still believe in the revolution, they want to project the power of Iran militarily, but also soft power, revolutionary power … Iran is the largest state-sponsored terror [organization]. … doing it. Right, so they support certain factions amongst the Palestinians. Hamas for a while was on their payroll. And there's another faction in Gaza that's with Islamic Jihad, that's with Iran. (23:06–23:13)

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Asserts that Iran is recognized as the largest state sponsor of terrorism.

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