Dem Rep. Walkinshaw: Iran Won't Agree to Dismantle Nuke Program, Deal to Open Strait, Talk About Nukes Is 'Best-Case Scenario'

Dem Rep. Walkinshaw: Iran Won’t Agree to Dismantle Nuke Program, Deal to Open Strait, Talk About Nukes Is ‘Best-Case Scenario’


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On Friday’s broadcast of “CNN This Morning,” Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA) said that an Iran deal that opens the Strait of Hormuz “and guarantees that it stays open and at least leads to a conversation around the nuclear weapons is the best-case scenario,” and Iran is “not going to agree to completely dismantle their nuclear program.”

Walkinshaw said, “Given the situation that we’re in now, I think any deal that actually opens the Strait — and remember, the Strait was open before the war — any deal that opens the Strait and guarantees that it stays open and at least leads to a conversation around the nuclear weapons is the best-case scenario, given the catastrophic decision that Trump made.”

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He added, “That’s what you have to do. Now, look, I don’t think Iran is going to agree to any significant — certainly, they’re not going to agree to completely dismantle

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