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Ted Cruz: “Iran for 50 years has been the world's leading sponsor of…”

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Published | Video Starts at 01:26

You have to go back to the fall of the Berlin Wall and to America winning the Cold War without firing a shot to find a time as pivotal as where we are right now. If you look at Iran, Iran for 50 years has been the world's leading sponsor of terrorism. They have paid for and funded 90% of the funding of Hamas comes from Iran. 90% of the funding for Hezbollah comes from Iran. (01:26–01:32)

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