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Shelley Moore Capito: “The President wants to make sure that the straits are open…”

Featuring: Shelley Moore Capito, Republican | U.S. Senate West Virginia

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Sen. Capito optimistic Trump will secure Iran nuclear deal and reopen Strait of Hormuz | NEWSNATION

Published | Video Starts at 00:33

But we're all still waiting for word. First, is there anything that you can tell us about the situation or share any thoughts you've got on it? Well, I think first of all, The President wants to make sure that the straits are open and that the ability for Iran to build a nuclear weapon is severely diminished and off the table. So I think that's what he's looking at. And there's no surprise that at the end things get a little quakey because I think anytime you're striking what would be a very significant deal, there's a lot of posturing. (00:33–00:44)

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Asserts that the President aims to prevent Iran from building a nuclear weapon.

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