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Ted Cruz: “The Lebanese government has refused to meet its obligations…”

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 04:15

President Trump has made unprecedented progress in securing deals involving Lebanon. Just this week, there was a conference right here in Washington between the United States, Israel and Lebanon. But The Lebanese government has refused to meet its obligations to disarm Hezbollah. 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. (04:15–04:20)

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Asserts that the Lebanese government has not met its obligations to disarm Hezbollah.

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