Fmr. State Dept. Spox to Iran on Iran Giving up the Strait: ‘Why Would They?’

EYRE: “Well, I always agree with ambassador crocker, but I think he‘s got I think the problem is that that‘s the lever that Iran is the least willing to give up. So I think they‘re going to hold on to control of the strait for as long as possible. And I agree, best case scenario, they give that up early. But why would they? That‘s their strongest lever. So I think it‘s going to be contentious. And again there‘s no one issue. It‘s all a balance. You‘ve got these scales right here. The more the U.S. wants from Iran, the more they‘re going to have to put in this scale to balance it out. Iran is not going to walk away agreeing to what the U.S. wants just because the U.S. Says, well, we won‘t bomb you anymore. If you give us what we want, that‘s not going to happen.”

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Fmr. State Dept. Spox to Iran on Iran Giving up the Strait: ‘Why Would They?’‘Iran is not going to walk away agreeing to what the U.S. wants just because the U.S. says... ‘News & Politics,InternationalRUSH EXCERPT:EYRE: “Well, I always agree with ambassador crocker, but I think he‘s got I think the problem is that that‘s the lever that Iran is the least willing to give up. So I think they‘re going to hold on to control of the strait for as long as possible. And I agree, best case scenario, they give that up early. But why would they? That‘s their strongest lever. So I think it‘s going to be contentious. And again there‘s no one issue. It‘s all a balance. You‘ve got these scales right here. The more the U.S. wants from Iran, the more they‘re going to have to put in this scale to balance it out. Iran is not going to walk away agreeing to what the U.S. wants just because the U.S. Says, well, we won‘t bomb you anymore. If you give us what we want, that‘s not going to happen.”Video filesFullCompactSort byDateSummaryRelevancePopularityPer page81216Audio filesFullCompactSort byDateSummaryRelevancePopularityPer page81216Recipient e-mailMessage (optional)Preview

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