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On the recordNovember 19, 2013
Iran is a state sponsor of terrorism, is a gross violator of human rights that systematically violates and persecutes religious minorities and cracks down on civil rights.
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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Republican · Florida

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Ros-Lehtinen describes Iran's human rights violations and its status as a terrorist state.

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