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Tony Wied: “47 years ago, we had, you know, a terrorist regime take over…”

Featuring: Tony Wied, Republican | U.S. House Wisconsin, District 8

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Capitol Conversations | Rep. Tony Wied (R-WI)

Published | Video Starts at 07:12

We're dealing with right now, obviously a major issue that is a major geopolitical issue. 47 years ago, we had, you know, a terrorist regime take over the country of Iran and they've been wreaking havoc on the world ever since. So the president has acted decisively here and wants to take away the nuclear threat. (07:12–07:21)

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Asserts that Iran has been a source of global instability since a regime change 47 years ago.

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