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Tom Cotton: The Iranian regime is a totalitarian bureaucracy that persecutes Christians and people of other faiths as well.

On the recordNovember 12, 2013
The Iranian regime is a totalitarian bureaucracy that persecutes Christians and people of other faiths as well.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

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Tom Cotton criticizes the Iranian regime for its persecution of religious groups.

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