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[00:00:00] um he played a central role in the [00:00:02] October 23rd 1983 bombing of the US [00:00:07] Marine Corps barracks in Beirut which [00:00:09] killed [00:00:10] 241 US military personnel and wounded [00:00:13] 128 others there's a 5 million doll [00:00:16] bounty on his head by the United States [00:00:19] when he was killed uh in Lebanon Tuesday [00:00:24] yesterday Hamas Chief political leader [00:00:27] ishal hania was killed in a strike in [00:00:31] tran Iran he has been the political [00:00:35] leader of Hamas since 200 and [00:00:39] 17 Israel is right to hit the leaders [00:00:44] and masterminds of [00:00:46] terrorism organizations been under the [00:00:49] destruction of the Jewish state anytime [00:00:54] anywhere it is time to end the [00:00:57] charade that the world is playing when [00:00:59] it comes to Hamas Hezbollah and Iran [00:01:03] they're one and the [00:01:04] same so I will be proposing [00:01:09] legislation uh a resolution a sense of [00:01:12] the Senate resolution I introduced today [00:01:15] that says that any escalation by [00:01:19] Hezbollah against Israel that leads to a [00:01:22] major confrontation should be viewed as [00:01:25] an attack carried out and executed by [00:01:28] Iran [00:01:30] during the Cuban Missile Crisis [00:01:32] President Kennedy rightly indicated that [00:01:35] an attack emanating from Cuba against [00:01:38] the United States would be an attack [00:01:41] emanating from the Soviet Union we would [00:01:43] hold the Soviet Union liable for any [00:01:46] attack coming from Cuba because Cuba was [00:01:49] a proxy of the Soviet Union that same [00:01:53] Doctrine in my view applies to [00:01:56] Iran what should the target list in [00:02:00] clude where's [00:02:04] mine not only should Israel hold Iran [00:02:09] accountable for any escalation by [00:02:11] Hezbollah the United States should do [00:02:13] the same what should the target list [00:02:16] include it should include those [00:02:18] facilities most vital to the funding of [00:02:22] terrorism it should include refineries [00:02:33] if Hezbollah attacks Israel it's my hope [00:02:37] they will have one less Refinery than [00:02:40] they do today it is time to hit the [00:02:43] Ayatollah in the [00:02:45] pocketbook his oil refineries are the [00:02:48] lifeblood of his [00:02:50] regime without those refineries they [00:02:53] would not be able to fund terrorism so I [00:02:56] am going to ask the body to take up this [00:02:59] res resolution in September and see [00:03:01] where the Senate is on the idea that [00:03:04] Iran and Hezbollah are the same without [00:03:08] Iran hasah has no money they have no [00:03:11] technology no weapons to wage war [00:03:14] against [00:03:16] Israel I just read the Director of [00:03:19] National Intelligence report regarding [00:03:22] the status of the Iran nuclear program [00:03:26] it was [00:03:27] unnerving and I would urge every member [00:03:30] of the House and the Senate to read it [00:03:32] the advancements made by the Iranian [00:03:36] regime regarding uh weapons grade [00:03:40] plutonium is [00:03:42] unnerving their ability to enrich to [00:03:45] weapons grade is now a matter of weeks [00:03:48] not months their ability to weaponize [00:03:52] the material has [00:03:54] advanced and it is now time for Congress [00:03:58] to lend their voice to the proper [00:04:00] response today I'm in introducing a [00:04:04] resolution that would authorize the use [00:04:07] of military force by the United States [00:04:10] to stop an Iranian nuclear [00:04:14] breakout the resolution would be [00:04:16] triggered if the president [00:04:19] determines that Iran possesses uranium [00:04:22] enriched to a weapons grade level a [00:04:25] nuclear warhead or to possess a delivery [00:04:29] vehicle cap capable of delivering a [00:04:31] nuclear device against Israel or other [00:04:36] allies of the United [00:04:38] States Iran will keep going until [00:04:41] somebody tells them to [00:04:43] stop it is time to put red lines on [00:04:46] their nuclear [00:04:47] program the idea of ambiguity is not [00:04:52] working as we talk about their program [00:04:55] their program gets larger and more [00:04:58] lethal after having viewed the dni [00:05:02] report I believe it is a [00:05:06] certainty that if we do not change [00:05:08] course Iran will in the coming weeks or [00:05:12] months possess a nuclear [00:05:15] weapon this in my view would be the [00:05:18] ultimate game Cher in the midd East the [00:05:22] response of the Arab world was to would [00:05:24] be to acquire their own nuclear device [00:05:27] would have a nuclear arms race in the [00:05:29] mid East [00:05:30] in many ways would be on the road to [00:05:37] Armageddon [00:05:39] hania The Negotiator for Hamas is not a [00:05:43] moderate there were no moderate [00:05:46] Nazis and they're no moderate members of [00:05:49] amas he knew what the organization was [00:05:53] about and I hold him responsible as [00:05:56] Israel did for the attack of October the [00:05:58] 7th [00:06:00] he was killed in Iran why was he in [00:06:03] Iran he was in Iran to pay homage to the [00:06:05] new president of Iran a so-called [00:06:10] moderate at the ceremony acknowledging [00:06:13] the election of this new moderate the [00:06:17] audience was chanting death to America [00:06:20] death to [00:06:21] Israel to the world wake up before it's [00:06:24] too late Israel's not the bad guy here [00:06:28] it's radical Islamic terrorist groups [00:06:30] surrounding the state of Israel that [00:06:33] spent on the destruction of the Israeli [00:06:35] state that are the bad guys and the [00:06:38] ultimate Satan in this power play in the [00:06:40] midle East is Iran so I'm going to [00:06:43] challenge the American political system [00:06:46] to acknowledge the [00:06:47] obvious that the most provocative regime [00:06:50] on the planet is Iran they're the [00:06:53] largest state sponsor of terrorism [00:06:55] they're trying to develop a nuclear [00:06:57] weapon not a peaceful nuclear power [00:06:59] program [00:07:00] they're been on the destruction of [00:07:01] Israel and eventually [00:07:03] us it is now time to put them on [00:07:06] notice hold them accountable for their [00:07:09] proxies and make them pay a price for [00:07:13] the Discord they've created in the world [00:07:16] particularly the midd East these 12 [00:07:18] young children who were killed on a [00:07:19] soccer field were killed by the [00:07:23] Iranians Hezbollah was the agent of the [00:07:26] attack October 7th slaughtering of 1200 [00:07:29] Jews was done by the Iranians through [00:07:32] Hamas so our friends in Israel if you [00:07:36] hit by [00:07:37] Hezbollah strike hard strike lethal and [00:07:42] include Iran on the target [00:07:45] list be glad to take [00:07:49] questions what do you make of the [00:07:52] concerns that we've been seeing today [00:07:54] from hostage families that because [00:07:57] Israel took out their top negoti this [00:07:59] now sets them back in those hostages [00:08:01] never get real concern I understand it [00:08:05] but I also understand what Israel is [00:08:07] trying to do they're trying to stop um [00:08:10] further attacks against the Jewish State [00:08:13] and I do believe the best way to get the [00:08:15] hostages released is make the cost of [00:08:18] doing business so high for Iran they [00:08:21] will change course I think that's the [00:08:23] tactic Israel is taken they have vowed [00:08:26] to hold those responsible for October [00:08:28] 7th [00:08:30] uh anytime anywhere and they're making [00:08:33] good on that [00:08:35] promise I still believe it's possible to [00:08:38] have a ceasefire and to have the [00:08:40] hostages released but the actions by [00:08:43] Israel today are yesterday I think are a [00:08:47] continuation of a policy that served the [00:08:49] Jewish State [00:08:52] well secretary gr thank you uh Jack Brad [00:08:55] with NTV news I just want to ask just [00:08:58] over a week ago lincol said that Iran is [00:09:01] about one or two weeks away from [00:09:02] developing materials to develop a [00:09:05] nuclear weapon would that be enough [00:09:07] under this legislation to uh ask the US [00:09:09] military to what I'm trying to do with [00:09:12] the authorization to use military force [00:09:14] legislation is to tell the president uh [00:09:18] that Congress is with you if you find [00:09:21] conditions exist that there's a imminent [00:09:25] breakout that there is a real threat [00:09:28] that Iran would acquire are not only a [00:09:29] nuclear capability but the means to [00:09:32] deliver it so secretary blinkin is [00:09:34] speaking truth [00:09:36] here uh there's an unclassified report [00:09:40] and there's the classified portion [00:09:42] regarding uh Iran's malign activity in [00:09:45] terms of terrorism but also of their [00:09:47] nuclear program what I read really [00:09:49] bothered me and that's why I'm here [00:09:51] today I believe that we're on the verge [00:09:54] of a major conflict over the Iran [00:09:57] nuclear program where Israel will be [00:09:59] forced to act uh in a decisive manner [00:10:03] sooner rather than later in the absence [00:10:05] of red lines by the United States has [00:10:09] led to um aggression by Iran on the [00:10:12] nuclear front and it's time to [00:10:16] reset back off that how close you think [00:10:19] are to that [00:10:22] from close enough for me to be saying [00:10:25] what I'm [00:10:27] saying can I asked you about the Saudi [00:10:30] deal and we've been very question about [00:10:32] that what do you think the strike by [00:10:34] Israel does to that I think Saudi [00:10:37] considers Hamas the problem not the [00:10:39] solution I don't think there are any [00:10:41] tears in Riad right now over the death [00:10:44] of uh any Hamas leader uh Hezbollah has [00:10:48] been a disruptive Force the hoodies have [00:10:51] been disruptive I think truth be known [00:10:54] in Saudi Arabia they probably agree with [00:10:56] me that all these organizations have one [00:10:59] thing in common sponsorship by the [00:11:02] Iranians so the ability of the Saudis to [00:11:05] normalize with Israel I think requires [00:11:09] the destruction of [00:11:11] Hamas um so they cannot come back again [00:11:15] because if they're allowed to come back [00:11:17] again it would be hard to transform the [00:11:19] West Bank in Gaza I think the best thing [00:11:22] that can happen to the Palestinian [00:11:24] people is the destruction and [00:11:26] marginalization of Hamas so that others [00:11:29] can come in and help the Palestinian [00:11:31] people build a community not based on [00:11:34] terrorism so I don't think it deters the [00:11:37] deal in a way I think it reinforces the [00:11:39] need for the [00:11:41] deal [00:11:42] Senator yeah I'll be right back with you [00:11:45] don't go away what's supp you expect [00:11:47] fromes the I don't know I I would have [00:11:50] hop that there would be unanimity that [00:11:53] uh Iran and Hezbollah are one and the [00:11:55] same that we would be understanding in [00:11:57] America that if is Israel is attacked in [00:12:00] a significant Way by Hezbollah that they [00:12:02] would be right to go after the [00:12:04] Iranians uh the ability to generate [00:12:07] revenue for the Terrace State Iran goes [00:12:10] back to their oil production I've been [00:12:12] arguing this for over a year they will [00:12:15] continue to be disruptive until the [00:12:17] price is too high and I think one thing [00:12:20] that will change their calculation is [00:12:22] that they believe that Israel Western [00:12:25] powers of the United States would in [00:12:27] fact put their oil production in [00:12:29] Jeopardy so I am urging Israel to um [00:12:33] make sure that when you respond to hezb [00:12:37] you go to the source of the problem [00:12:38] which is Iran and I'm hoping my [00:12:40] colleagues will see the need for [00:12:43] this Senator just a slightly off topic [00:12:46] but are you going to ask the Biden [00:12:47] Harris Administration to recognize the [00:12:49] Venezuelan opposition leader uh [00:12:51] candidate as a new president-elect and [00:12:53] what actions do we can we expect from [00:12:55] the US government regarding the election [00:12:56] in venezuel one crisis at a time yeah I [00:12:59] think maduro's election was was tainted [00:13:02] and that's probably a good thing you [00:13:03] just [00:13:04] said than you spoken [00:13:09] to asked have you spoken to the bid [00:13:12] administration at all about this and are [00:13:14] you worried I I I have spoken to uh the [00:13:19] Biden [00:13:20] Administration about the need to [00:13:22] reset um I can't say that we had [00:13:25] complete agreement but there is an [00:13:27] understanding that our Iran's Mischief [00:13:30] needs to come to an end and that they're [00:13:33] running wild and is now time to hold [00:13:36] them more accountable not less and this [00:13:39] idea of a massive response by [00:13:44] Hezbollah uh against Israel we need to [00:13:47] change that Dynamic and let Iran know [00:13:50] that you cannot use those proxies in [00:13:52] Lebanon without facing reprisals in Iran [00:13:56] itself and uh I think I have many [00:13:58] Republic repan colleagues with me [00:14:00] hopefully some democratic colleagues why [00:14:02] am I saying this because I think if we [00:14:04] don't do something decisive now it's [00:14:06] going to get far worse [00:14:08] quick yeah do you see the conflict with [00:14:11] either Iran or requiring on no not [00:14:16] bz have you Spen to the former president [00:14:19] about this idea supportive if he were to [00:14:23] be in the white house I mean does he [00:14:25] need congress's Authority I would argue [00:14:28] that Article 2 [00:14:29] Powers probably are sufficient but I am [00:14:33] trying to get the Congress on record [00:14:36] where are we as a body I mean you know [00:14:38] the question is do you support using [00:14:41] military force if that's required to [00:14:43] stop a nuclear Breakout by Iron the [00:14:46] answer for me is yes and I think every [00:14:49] member of Congress should be asked that [00:14:50] question and vote accordingly because if [00:14:53] you allow the breakout of Iran where [00:14:56] they acquire nuclear capability that can [00:14:58] be delivered against Israel and others [00:15:01] you're going to open up Pandora's Box in [00:15:03] the midd [00:15:04] East those of us in my business have to [00:15:07] do more than [00:15:08] criticize or cheer from the sidelines [00:15:11] I'm trying to get Congress in the game [00:15:14] what am I trying to do I'm trying to get [00:15:15] Congress to State policies that will [00:15:18] resonate in [00:15:20] teron that will be resonate in the midd [00:15:22] East that the Arabs will see us as a [00:15:24] better Ally you asked a very good [00:15:26] question I think if America took a [00:15:29] stronger stance against Iran the peace [00:15:30] deal is more likely not less I think the [00:15:33] Abram Accords were a result of being [00:15:35] strong against the great Satan Iran and [00:15:39] I think our policies have [00:15:42] undercut the idea that we're going to [00:15:44] hold Iran accountable for all their [00:15:46] Misadventures and people are less likely [00:15:49] to align with the United States uh you [00:15:51] had 12 kids killed playing soccer that [00:15:56] needs to stop and the rockets shoes came [00:15:59] from Iran all the money all the [00:16:01] equipment used to attack Israel on [00:16:03] October the 7th all that came from Iran [00:16:07] so I consider Iran uh responsible for [00:16:11] all of these events and going forward I [00:16:13] want the Iranians to know if Israel [00:16:16] decides to hit one of your [00:16:18] refineries because you've unleashed [00:16:20] Hezbollah to open up another front [00:16:22] against the Jewish State I think that [00:16:25] would be the right thing for Israel to [00:16:26] do [00:16:29] sorry I came how many Coons you have [00:16:32] nobody and I've done this on purpose to [00:16:34] give us a chance to go home and think [00:16:36] about [00:16:38] it I hope every member of Congress has [00:16:40] asked do you believe that uh an attack [00:16:43] by healah should be considered an attack [00:16:46] by Iran against Israel if not why not [00:16:49] and if you believe that should that [00:16:51] change the target set in terms of [00:16:53] reprisal it's time for us to think this [00:16:56] through the fact that the political head [00:16:59] of Hamas was attending an event in Iran [00:17:04] that says to me that Israel believes [00:17:07] anytime anywhere is their policy when it [00:17:10] comes to leaders of terrorist [00:17:12] organizations and I personally adopt [00:17:15] that policy I think President Obama made [00:17:18] a good decision when he went into [00:17:22] Pakistan to take out Osama bin ladden [00:17:26] that was a hard political decision that [00:17:28] was a major military achievement he [00:17:30] deserves great credit because he sent a [00:17:33] signal that no matter where you go you [00:17:35] cannot hide if you harm America and [00:17:38] that's exactly what Israel is trying to [00:17:41] say there's a reason we went into [00:17:43] Pakistan to get Benin Laden because he [00:17:46] orchestrated the death of thousands of [00:17:49] Americans there's a reason this man was [00:17:51] taken out in Iran and I don't know if [00:17:54] Israel did it or not but I can say this [00:17:56] they would be justified if they did [00:17:59] some of your Democratic colleagues have [00:18:01] said to me when I've asked them today [00:18:02] about the strike that killed the Hamas [00:18:06] political [00:18:07] leader that they're very concerned about [00:18:10] escalation and that they feel that there [00:18:13] are still other ways to deter them [00:18:16] without strong Army Iran what what do [00:18:18] you say to that I I just say that vure [00:18:22] is not [00:18:23] working the Mist is on fire how much [00:18:27] more evidence do you need that giving [00:18:29] them more money doesn't help the cause [00:18:31] we went from 300,000 barrels of oil [00:18:33] prodiction to production to over a [00:18:35] million well the money they've achieved [00:18:37] in terms of selling more oil has gone [00:18:39] into their war machine not roads Bridges [00:18:42] and hospital it's time to declare Iran [00:18:46] not only on paper as state sponsor of [00:18:48] terrorism but in reality the model used [00:18:52] by US to go after al- Qaeda types after [00:18:55] 911 is the same model Israel is using [00:18:59] and I think that's the only model that [00:19:01] will work there's no place to hide if [00:19:03] you kill [00:19:05] Jews the legislation work toward the [00:19:07] bigger picture of keeping the Chinese [00:19:09] Communist part's influence out of the [00:19:10] region well I'll leave it up to China as [00:19:13] to what they want to do regarding Iran [00:19:15] and whether they want to help Iran but I [00:19:18] also have new legislation that I [00:19:19] introduced two days ago with the [00:19:22] coordination of President Trump that if [00:19:24] you buy oil from the Iranian regime um [00:19:28] then then we'll put tariffs on your [00:19:30] products coming in the United States I [00:19:32] think the sanctions are not working so [00:19:33] China and India and other countries are [00:19:36] enriching this terrorist state by buying [00:19:38] oil below Market they're helping their [00:19:40] economy the enriching a terrorist State [00:19:42] and I want them to pay a price I want [00:19:44] them to stop the sanctions clearly not [00:19:46] working so I'm I'm coming up with tariff [00:19:49] uh terrorism tariffs what's the theme [00:19:52] Here Iran you keep doing this at your [00:19:55] own Peril and to those on helping Iran [00:19:58] you keep doing this at your own [00:20:00] Peril [00:20:11] just I I don't know I I I hope they [00:20:14] would see Iran as a state sponsor of [00:20:16] terrorism it needs to be reigned in I [00:20:18] hope they would understand that Israel [00:20:20] has every right to um to go after the [00:20:24] leaders of these organizations who vow [00:20:26] to destroy the Jewish State not help the [00:20:28] pal Palestinians uh that will be up to [00:20:30] Europe but I'm trying to set policy for [00:20:33] America that I think will make us safer [00:20:36] and we'll never be safe here at home as [00:20:38] long as we let Iran run wild the [00:20:41] policies of appeasement haven't worked [00:20:43] the policies of enrichment have not [00:20:46] worked when President Trump was in the [00:20:48] white house we had Iran in a box and he [00:20:52] did that through [00:20:54] sanctions targeted force and that worked [00:20:59] what's happened and what's different [00:21:01] there's been an allout effort to destroy [00:21:04] the Jewish [00:21:06] state to undermine its existence to [00:21:09] marginalize it throughout the world to [00:21:12] attack in a way we haven't seen since [00:21:14] the Holocaust on October the 7th and now [00:21:17] there is a threat coming from Iran that [00:21:21] if Israel keeps protecting itself and [00:21:23] going after the masterminds of terrorism [00:21:26] they will pay a heavy price so here's my [00:21:27] message to the Ayatollah and the new [00:21:30] president of Iran if you want to keep [00:21:33] this [00:21:35] up if you do so um it's your own [00:21:40] Peril thank you