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John Cornyn: “The oil that they sell, in spite of the sanctions which are…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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On Fox, Cornyn Praises Trump Admin on Iran & Criticizes Dems for War Powers Resolution Vote

Published | Video Starts at 02:29

Senator Cornyn, I shared with the audience, you're on the Intelligence Committee and I would imagine you're talking all about the intel around ir, particularly its economy. How bad is it? Well, The oil that they sell, in spite of the sanctions which are already in place through the Ghost Fleet, they work, work with countries like Venezuela, the Russians and the Chinese who import 70% of their oil, they've been able to evade those sanctions until now. This now shuts down the entire oil sales, which I said is the economic lifeline for the regime. (02:29–02:49)

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Asserts that Iran has evaded sanctions by selling oil to countries like Venezuela, Russia, and China.

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