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Ted Cruz: “Iran does not need to enrich ever. The only motive for doing…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Sen. Cruz Questions Nominees Before Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Published | Video Starts at 00:53

President Trump has shown generational courage and determination in ending the threat that Iran poses to us. His basic demand is for Iran to stop enriching uranium. Iran does not need to enrich ever. The only motive for doing so is to keep alive their nuclear weapons program. But pro Iran activists and advocates say that Iran has a quote unquote right to enrich under the npt. It's something we hear all the time. (00:53–01:01)

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Asserts that Iran's enrichment of uranium is solely to maintain their nuclear weapons program.

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