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Tammy Duckworth: “They have to do it for the Iranian street, you know, in order to maintain their legitimacy with their people.”

On the recordJanuary 6, 2020
They have to do it for the Iranian street, you know, in order to maintain their legitimacy with their people.
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Tammy Duckworth
Democratic · Illinois

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Senator Duckworth discusses the necessity for Iran to respond to maintain legitimacy with its citizens.

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