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Chris Murphy: “The supposed deal that's on the table right now would pay…”

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

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Chris Murphy says he'd 'support a bad deal' with Iran because 'war needs to end': Full interview

Published | Video Starts at 06:04

So Donald Trump has lost this war. America is weaker. Iran is stronger. The price to reopen the strait increases by the day. The supposed deal that's on the table right now would pay Iran $100 billion a year in order to reopen the strait. That is one third of Iran's entire economy. What a victory for Iran. At the end of this war, they get paid to reopen the strait. They get paid to rebuild their military. (06:04–06:11)

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