Tom Cole: “Iran is the largest sponsor of state terrorism.”

“And this is a decision I know he made reluctantly. He had been in negotiations to try and persuade Iran to abandon Iran is the largest sponsor of state terrorism. It's a country that has killed tens of thousands of people since the regime came into existence in 1979. At least 1,000 of those have been Americans.” (07:05–07:09)

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