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Ted Cruz: “The Iranian regime is desperate to save Hezbollah.”

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

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Sen. Cruz Questions Nominees Before Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Published | Video Starts at 04:31

Instead, our Israeli allies have been pushing ahead on an offensive. To do what? The Lebanese government to eradicate the threat posed by Hezbollah. Of course, The Iranian regime is desperate to save Hezbollah. They have sought to link a ceasefire in the Gulf with a ceasefire in Lebanon. They want to save Hezbollah. I believe we must firmly reject any such link for exactly that reason. (04:31–04:35)

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Asserts that Iran is trying to save Hezbollah.

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