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Seth Moulton: “For 50 years under the Islamic Republic, the ayatollahs have…”

Featuring: Seth Moulton, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 6th Congressional District

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Combat Vet Seth Moulton Tears Into Trump and Hegseth Over Iran

Published | Video Starts at 00:50

… can only hope and pray is as strong as the one that he tore up from President Obama, but he also has to negotiate to reopen the strait. I mean, For 50 years under the Islamic Republic, the ayatollahs have controlled Iran, and successive US Presidents have succeeded in preventing them from getting a nuclear weapon without starting a war. And none of them allowed Iran to close the strait. (00:50–01:02)

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Asserts that US Presidents have prevented Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons for 50 years without war.

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