No, it's. That's the truth. I know it's. It's so counterproductive that it's got to be part of some sort of larger strategy that I'm too dumb to understand because it's. It's achieving the opposite of the attended result [of U.S. sanctions]. And let me tell you, I'm. I'm working in Iran, in Iraq, against Iranian interests. We have a woman, Sarah Saleem, who is an American citizen bravely, incredibly bravely defending her interests and those of the Kurdish in the north. (1:03:49)
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