“We are in perilous territory the stronger Iran gets. And they're getting stronger. We should make them weaker.”

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The speaker is arguing that Iran becoming more powerful is dangerous and that the response should be to reduce Iran’s strength. The wording presents the issue as a warning and a call for action. It frames weakening Iran as a necessary policy goal.

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About Ron Johnson

American businessman and politician

Ronald Harold Johnson is an American businessman and politician. Born in 1955, he has served as the senior United States senator from Wisconsin since 2011. A Republican, he first won election to the Senate in 2010, defeating incumbent Democrat Russ Feingold. Johnson had led a plastics manufacturing company in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, before entering politics. He later won rematches against Feingold in 2016 and against Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes in 2022, extending his long tenure in the Senate.

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