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Jim Risch: Iran's state sponsorship of terrorism and its cultivation of violent proxies across the Middle East is as important for…

On the recordJanuary 20, 2015
Iran's state sponsorship of terrorism and its cultivation of violent proxies across the Middle East is as important for our security and that of our allies and partners as the Iran nuclear program.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Risch emphasizes the significance of Iran's terrorism alongside its nuclear threats.

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