On the recordJune 14, 2026
This is not a- the JCPOA was a path to a bomb, what this deal will be, will be a wall to a bomb, and that was the objective from the beginning, very clear from the beginning.
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Pete Hegseth
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Explaining the differences between current and past nuclear deals with Iran.
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