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Hakeem Jeffries: “Donald Trump walked away from the Iran nuclear agreement and…”

Featuring: Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic | U.S. House New York, 8th Congressional District

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Leader Jeffries on NPR's All Things Considered

Published | Video Starts at 03:34

Yeah, that aggressive confrontation, in my view, should involve strong diplomacy coupled with sanctions, as were very successful under the Obama administration in being able to constrain Iran's nuclear program. This was not an issue until Donald Trump walked away from the Iran nuclear agreement and now has brought us to the brink of a possible war in the Middle East. So aggressive diplomacy coupled by aggressive sanctions is the better course of action. And unfortunately we've not seen this from this administration which risks entanglement in another failed forever foreign war. (03:34–03:44)

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Asserts that Trump's withdrawal from the Iran nuclear agreement has escalated tensions.

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