John Thune: “Their navy, which has been completely destroyed.”

“They've already felt that in their military and all their production facilities for their drones and ballistic missiles and everything else. Their navy, which has been completely destroyed. But now we're talking about their economy. And that has something that has real implications for the Iranian people. And hopefully the pressure will start to build on their leadership to make a deal.” (02:49–02:53)

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