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Alex Padilla: It simply reopens the Strait that was open before the war, lifts sanctions on Iran, and hands the regime $300 billion.

On the recordJune 19, 2026
It simply reopens the Strait that was open before the war, lifts sanctions on Iran, and hands the regime $300 billion.
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California

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