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Edward Markey: “Iran is not going to negotiate over the control of the…”

Featuring: Edward Markey, Democratic | U.S. Senate Massachusetts

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Published | Video Starts at 04:33

Do you have any idea what's really going on in these negotiations? Do you know what the state of this war is? I think it's very clear that Iran is not going to negotiate over the control of the Strait of Hormuz. They have it now. They're not giving it up. They now realize that that is the power which they have and Donald Trump and our whole economy. (04:33–04:38)

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Asserts that Iran will not negotiate control over the Strait of Hormuz.

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