John Cornyn: “Iranians demonstrated that they were not serious about…”

“But it's important to remember that these negotiations were not conceding Iran's unreasonable demands, including its demand to be able to secure a nuclear weapon or issued tolls to people transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Over the weekend, Iranians demonstrated that they were not serious about reopening the Strait of Hormuz or giving up their uranium enrichment program. When it became clear that the Iranian regime was not serious about this, President Trump imposed a blockade of vessels containing Iranian oil transiting the strait.” (07:10–07:19)

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