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Ted Cruz: “The estimates have ranged anywhere from 10,000 Iranian…”

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Published | Video Starts at 16:20

Look, millions of Iranians have stood up and tens of thousands have been killed. It's not clear what the estimate is. The estimates have ranged anywhere from 10,000 Iranian protesters killed to as many as 40,000. The regime is sitting there literally machine gunning these protesters and murdering them. I've called very publicly for the Trump administration to arm the protesters. (16:20–16:27)

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Asserts that between 10,000 and 40,000 Iranian protesters have been killed.

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