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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Defends War In Iran: 'Killing People Around The World For 45-Plus Years'

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon (Credit: AFP)

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon defended the Trump administration's decision to go to war with Iran, saying the Tehran regime has been "killing people around the world for 45-plus years."

Speaking to Axios CEO Jim VendeHei, Dimon wondered why the "Western world put up with these proxy wars for 45 years," in reference to groups funded by Tehran in the region, including Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis in Yemen. "They have terrorist cells here," he added, speaking from New York City.

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