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On the recordJanuary 20, 2015
Under his clerical interpretation, and that of many in Shia, the 13th imam cannot emerge until there is a cataclysmic showdown.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Rubio warns about the implications of the ayatollah's beliefs on global conflict.

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