Edward Markey: “If we lift the sanctions on Iran oil, we lift the sanctions…”

“Senator, how do you feel about that lifting sanctions on Iranian oil when you're at war with Iran? Well, this is just a continuation of the lack of rationale for this war in the first place. If we lift the sanctions on Iran oil, we lift the sanctions on the Russian oil as they continue to invade Ukraine. then, then ultimately we have to ask, what are we doing? What is the whole point of this exercise?” (00:21–00:29)

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