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Chris Murphy: “It looks as if there will be significant sanctions relief…”

Featuring: Chris Murphy, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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Senate Democratic Leadership Press Conference 06/16/2026

Published | Video Starts at 07:53

And while no one has seen this agreement and there is still some doubt that it will even actually materialize, it appears at the foundation to be a payment to Iran to open the strait. The numbers are fuzzy, but It looks as if there will be significant sanctions relief given to Iran so that they open the strait. Now, that is an abomination in and of itself, but it basically renders the future nuclear negotiations a failure in advance, because if you have given up all your leverage … (07:53–08:01)

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Asserts that significant sanctions relief may be given to Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz.

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