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Hakeem Jeffries: “Iran is a bad actor and must be aggressively confronted for its human rights violations, nuclear ambitions, support of…”

On the recordSeptember 25, 2026
Iran is a bad actor and must be aggressively confronted for its human rights violations, nuclear ambitions, support of terrorism and the threat it poses to our allies like Israel and Jordan in the region.
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York

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On confronting Iran amid the ongoing conflict.

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