On the recordJanuary 18, 2021
I think the Maximum Pressure campaign was built on a fantasy, this idea that we could have a comprehensive negotiation where the Iranians would come to the table on everything all at once.
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congress.govChris Murphy: “I think the Maximum Pressure campaign was built on a fantasy, this idea that we could have a comprehensive negotiation…”
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Murphy argues that the U.S. strategy towards Iran was unrealistic and ineffective.
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