“We continue on a daily basis very successfully to degrade Iran’s ability to target ships.”
“We did a pause to try to get an agreement with the Iranian people to allow oil to flow without them attacking it.”
“One of the mistakes which some political analysts make is to think that their enemies should be our enemies.”
“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 Tennessee behind.”

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On the recordJune 17, 2025
It takes a toll to wake up in the morning and read messages that say things like... I get messages that say, 'The only good Muslim is a dead Muslim.'
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Zohran Mamdani
Democratic · New York
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commondreams.org

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Mamdani shares the emotional impact of receiving threats.

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