“A threat to Iranian civilians in that way is wrong. These are civilians, let’s remember, who’ve suffered immeasurable harm by the regime in Iran for many, many long years, and that’s why they are words and phrases that I would never use on behalf of this government, which are guided by our principles and our values throughout all of this.”
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