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Ro Khanna

Representative (CA-17)

Sep 27, 2026

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We should accept a deal to end the war, not specifically this deal. … Give the Iranians an ironclad commitment that we will not have regime-change war.

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At the U.N., Trump Asks Whether to Make a Deal With Iran "or Do I Annihilate the Islamic Republic and Do It Quickly" and Says Tehran Is "Waiting to See How I Do in the Midterm" — Hours Later Witkoff and Kushner Sit Down With Iran's Foreign Minister for Three Hours, and Tim Kaine Asks "Who Talks Like That?" →