“The only reason why the U.S. is conducting strikes is against assets of Iran that are being used to attack global commercial shipping.”
“We cannot afford to leave Kentucky behind, Alabama behind, Mississippi behind, Georgia behind, South Carolina behind.”
“We continue on a daily basis very successfully to degrade Iran’s ability to target ships.”
“One of the mistakes which some political analysts make is to think that their enemies should be our enemies.”
“We cannot afford to leave Tennessee behind.”
“We did a pause to try to get an agreement with the Iranian people to allow oil to flow without them attacking it.”

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On the recordNovember 15, 2022
In 2020, Azerbaijan's war uprooted close to 100,000 Armenians from their homes in Nagorno-Karabakh.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey
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Menendez discusses the impact of the 2020 conflict on Armenian populations.

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