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Chris Murphy: “What is the United States committing to in this agreement? Well, it's a little hard to decipher because of the terms…”

On the recordAugust 6, 2026
What is the United States committing to in this agreement? Well, it's a little hard to decipher because of the terms, which are either mistakenly or deliberately fuzzy, but we at least know that the United States is committing immediately to release all oil sanctions and to let Iran trade oil for free all around the world.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Senate floor speech on the Iran war agreement

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