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Ted Cruz: “Iran for 47 years has been the number one funder of…”

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Number three was their navy, and their navy that Iran had been using to project force and to threaten, in particular, shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. And then number four was terrorism. Iran for 47 years has been the number one funder of terrorism in the world, funding over 90% of Hamas, of Hezbollah and of the Houthis. And so President Trump made the decision to go in to launch this military attack, as regular listeners, a verdict no. I spent the entire day before President Trump launched … (02:40–02:51)

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Asserts that Iran has been the leading funder of terrorism globally for 47 years, supporting groups like Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis.

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