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Politics● LowSep 24 · Sep 24, 2026, 1:59 PM

Senate Republican: Iranian leaders ‘part of a colony of reptiles’ that also includes China, Russia, North Korea

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · North America

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Wednesday accused Iran’s leaders of being “part of a colony of reptiles,” grouping them with other U.S. adversaries. Kennedy was responding to Fox News’s Will Cain on his eponymous show when asked about President Trump attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. Trump was part of a…

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