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Ted Cruz: “Their ballistic missiles and drones have been obliterated.”

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

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BREAKING NEWS: Ted Cruz Torches US-Iran MOU, Says Trump Is Getting 'Really Bad Advice On This Deal'

Published | Video Starts at 04:15

Understand that. Donald Trump's decision to launch a military attack on Iran was the most consequential decision of his presidency. And under President Trump, Iran's air defenses have been utterly destroyed. Their ballistic missiles and drones have been obliterated. Their manufacturing capability for ballistic missiles and drones have been destroyed. Their air force is in rubble on the runways. Their navy is sunken at the bottom of the ocean. (04:15–04:19)

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