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Ted Cruz: “The only reason the Ayatollah has been working to develop an…”

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Sean Hannity Interviews Senator Ted Cruz on U.S. Military Strikes in Iran

Published | Video Starts at 02:18

You do not need an ICBM for Iran to fire a missile at Israel. They're very close together and Iran's been sending ordinary ballistic missiles to Israel. The only reason the Ayatollah has been working to develop an ICBM is to deliver a nuclear warhead to an American city. whether New York or Washington, D.C. or Los Angeles. And President Trump acted Saturday night to say we're going to protect American citizens. (02:18–02:27)

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Asserts that the purpose of Iran's ICBM program is to target American cities with nuclear warheads.

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