Troy Downing: “Iran is on life support. They're not going to survive this…”

“How do you think this changes the dynamic of the trip? Well, I mean, obviously Iran is on life support. They're not going to survive this $500 million a day that it's costing them. They know that they're, you know, in a very tenuous situation. They've got no air support, they've got no navy.” (00:28–00:36)

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