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Ted Cruz: “The Ayatollah ordered his soldiers just to fire machine guns…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 20:56

And I said it. They are so weak now. The Iranian people rose up, rose up in massive numbers, over a million Iranians in protest. And by the way, the response of The Ayatollah ordered his soldiers just to fire machine guns at them, killing anywhere between 10,000 and 40,000 protesters. We don't have. I haven't seen really firm estimates. I think it is at least 10,000. It could be as high as 40,000. But that shows the level of tyranny. (20:56–21:07)

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Asserts that the Ayatollah ordered the killing of 10,000 to 40,000 protesters.

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