Ted Cruz: “The ayatollah is dead. Many of the mullahs are dead. Many of…”

“It's not clear they're talking to each other. It's not clear who is in charge. But that's part of the chaos. I think the radical zealots, many of them have been killed. The ayatollah is dead. Many of the mullahs are dead. Many of the senior military commanders are dead. And one of the ways this ends is that military leaders who are not Islamist radicals decide, enough of this already. We're going to abandon our war with America and we're going to negotiate a new deal.” (06:36–06:44)

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