This is a regime that hates America. That is a radical, theocratic regime that for 47 years has been actively murdering Americans, funding terrorists who are murdering Americans, calling for death to America. The reason they [Iran] want nuclear weapons is to murder Americans. And what I urge President Trump at the outset of this conflict is the regime has never been weaker. And if we do not take this opportunity to collapse this regime, we will regret it for decades to come. (25:53–25:58)
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Asserts that Iran seeks nuclear weapons to harm Americans.
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