02/05/2025
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"The sanctions we have reimposed are causing grief for our allies but, more importantly, obviously, are having effects in Iran."
"The policy is we are encouraging our friends to stop it because the feuding with Qatar and the economic sanctions against Qatar are actually strengthening the interests of Iran in the region."
"I think the Administration itself is fomenting some of the Iranian behavior because we have renounced an agreement."
"I guess I would just say to you, though, in the case of Hambantota, I went there. It was a brand-new port, and it was pristine. Not a single ship had docked. There was not a single cargo unloaded. The..."