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Trent Franks: “Hamas [is] a proxy of Iran.”

Featuring: Trent Franks, Conservative | Former U.S. House, Arizona's 8th District

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Former Arizona Congressman Trent Franks speaks to Kurdistan24

Published | Video Starts at 01:55

And I believe that it reflects an importance on America's own national security. When we see Hamas [is] a proxy of Iran. doing the horrible things that they are against Israel, that is something that could catalyze a broader war, and that implicates America and implicates the whole world. (01:55–07:13)

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