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Chris Murphy: The Iranians don't have to worry about oil sanctions – they're gone. The Iranians don't have to worry about getting back…

On the recordJune 19, 2026
The Iranians don't have to worry about oil sanctions – they're gone. The Iranians don't have to worry about getting back their frozen funds or transferring them. They don't have to worry about an American military response, because they've already seen it and they've survived.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Senate floor speech on the Iran war agreement

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