CNN Global Affairs Analyst Brett McGurk Calls Trump’s Iran Blockade ‘Smart Play’

MCGURK: “I think the blockade on Iranian ports, I think was a smart play, Kasie, because the Iranians believed their leverage is the increasing economic pressure on the world and particularly on President Trump. That is what they believe. And time is on their side. And to flip the script and say, actually, if you’re going to shut the Strait of Hormuz, you’re not going to benefit. Your ships are not going to get out. That is going to bite the Iranians.”

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CNN Global Affairs Analyst Brett McGurk Calls Trump’s Iran Blockade ‘Smart Play’‘That is going to bite the Iranians’News & Politics,InternationalEXCERPT:MCGURK: “I think the blockade on Iranian ports, I think was a smart play, Kasie, because the Iranians believed their leverage is the increasing economic pressure on the world and particularly on President Trump. That is what they believe. And time is on their side. And to flip the script and say, actually, if you’re going to shut the Strait of Hormuz, you’re not going to benefit. Your ships are not going to get out. That is going to bite the Iranians.”Video filesFullCompactSort byDateSummaryRelevancePopularityPer page81216Audio filesFullCompactSort byDateSummaryRelevancePopularityPer page81216Recipient e-mailMessage (optional)Preview

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