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Pete Buttigieg: “Iran has enormous leverage now.”

Featuring: Pete Buttigieg, Democratic | Former Secretary of Transportation, Former Mayor of South Bend | National

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Pete Responds to Breaking Inflation News, Live on Squawk Box

Published | Video Starts at 02:17

Through diplomacy, I believe the President started this war because he wanted to. And now we're in a situation where you've got a war that we didn't need to have. Iran has enormous leverage now. Certainly their military has been degraded. But let's be very clear about why the President backed down. Why did the President back Down from his demands. (02:17–02:20)

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Asserts that Iran currently has significant leverage.

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