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Ted Cruz: “The IRGC holds all the firepower in Iran and controls 40% of…”

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Iran Revolution—Why this is Different…Trump is not Obama

Published | Video Starts at 21:00

The one in front of him is the unpredictable Donald Trump who has already shed Iranian blood and has promised to rescue the Iranian people. The one behind him is The IRGC holds all the firepower in Iran and controls 40% of the Iranian economy. mullahs are despised by nearly the entire population. They are unlikely to lay down their guns or give up the 40% of the Iranian economy they control. (21:00–21:17)

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Asserts that the IRGC is a powerful entity in Iran with significant control over the economy.

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