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Ted Cruz: “Iran has been trying to wage World War III for the entire…”

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Senator Ted Cruz Discusses Immigration Policies and Middle East Tensions

Published | Video Starts at 05:11

Is there concern if Israel eventually does try to do that or is perhaps successful, that the world could be on the road to World War Three? Listen, this is not World War Three. And by the way, Iran has been trying to wage World War III for the entire existence ever since the Islamic Revolution. The ayatollah regularly leads mobs in Iran chanting death to America and death to Israel. The ayatollah calls Israel the Little Satan, calls Iran the Great Satan. (05:11–05:20)

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Asserts that Iran has been attempting to start World War III since the Islamic Revolution.

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