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Ron Johnson: “The Ayatollahs have become emboldened by our weakness.”

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

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Sen. Johnson on CNN's Wolf.

Published | Video Starts at 03:01

You know, President Obama was hoping that the Iranian nuclear agreement would modify Iran's behavior. He was right. It modified it, but it modified it to the worst. The Ayatollahs have become emboldened by our weakness. They're poking a stick in our eye. They're threatening obviously Israel. They're threatening the region. They've become more dangerous because they've actually now received about $100 billion of funds into their economy, into their military. (03:01–03:05)

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Asserts that the Ayatollahs in Iran have become emboldened by perceived U.S. weakness.

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