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. And we know that those things together putting a real vice on the country and that the economy was in real trouble and it was causing people to push back. (00:56–01:01)
CLAIM
Asserts that there were significant sanctions on Iranian oil sales.
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