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On the recordAugust 7, 2026
What I believe we should do, what I have urged President Trump repeatedly, what I've urged Israel to do repeatedly, is arm the protesters, give them the guns, to let them overthrow their own government so that it's not American boots on the ground, it's Iranians fighting for their own country.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas

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On arming Iranian protesters.

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