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Elizabeth Warren: “Iran's $300 billion that was located all around the world…”

Featuring: Elizabeth Warren, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Massachusetts

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Published | Video Starts at 00:48

We know that just before Donald Trump started bombing in Iran that the Strait of Hormuz was open and nobody was collecting any fees or tolls to be able to travel it. We know that Iran's $300 billion that was located all around the world was locked up tight and Iran couldn't use it. And we know that there were heavy sanctions in place on the sale of Iranian oil. (00:48–00:56)

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Asserts that $300 billion of Iran's assets were frozen globally.

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