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Chris Smith: the regime is undergirded, obviously--and we are taking about Iran, not China now, but we are on the same subject, which…

On the recordJuly 13, 2017
the regime is undergirded, obviously--and we are taking about Iran, not China now, but we are on the same subject, which is global human rights--by the perpetuation of the IRGC, and specifically the Quds Force thereof.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith discusses the role of the IRGC in Iran's human rights issues.

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