“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 recordMay 10, 2023
Negotiations are ongoing, but I think they're going reasonably well and the strategic importance of these relationships with the Freely Associated States continue to grow.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii
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Editor's note · Context

Schatz emphasizes the importance of COFA negotiations for U.S. relations with Pacific Island states.

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