What we should be doing right now is engaging in diplomacy to ramp down these tensions and any alternative is ultimately going to be much worse off in the long run for us and our Saudi partners.
Chris Murphy: “What we should be doing right now is engaging in diplomacy to ramp down these tensions and any alternative is ultimately…”
On the recordSeptember 16, 2019
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Murphy advocates for diplomatic efforts to reduce tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
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