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Richard Blumenthal: “But when we complain about the Iranians--and all of us probably in this room would agree with you that they are the…”

On the recordMarch 8, 2017
But when we complain about the Iranians--and all of us probably in this room would agree with you that they are the major destabilizing influence in that area--we are talking as much about the Russians as we are about the Iranians.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal highlights the role of Russia in supporting Iranian destabilization efforts.

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