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Dick Durbin: Let me be clear, Iran, its proxies, and its nuclear program are all threats to the U.S. and its allies… but did we…

On the recordJune 17, 2026
Let me be clear, Iran, its proxies, and its nuclear program are all threats to the U.S. and its allies… but did we really start a war to return to the same deal Trump abandoned during his first term as President?
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin questions the rationale behind the new deal with Iran.

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