“We continue on a daily basis very successfully to degrade Iran’s ability to target ships.”
“We did a pause to try to get an agreement with the Iranian people to allow oil to flow without them attacking it.”
“One of the mistakes which some political analysts make is to think that their enemies should be our enemies.”
“The only reason why the U.S. is conducting strikes is against assets of Iran that are being used to attack global commercial shipping.”
“We cannot afford to leave Tennessee behind.”

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On the recordOctober 17, 2023
He agreed that what he would do is open the gate to do two things. One, let up to 20 trucks through to begin with.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware
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President Biden discusses an agreement with Egypt's President El Sisi regarding the opening of the Rafah crossing for humanitarian aid.

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