Dem Sen. Murphy: We Should End Blockade and War, 'Hope' Others Get Strait Reopened

Dem Sen. Murphy: We Should End Blockade and War, ‘Hope’ Others Get Strait Reopened


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On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) argued that the best course for the U.S. in Iran is “end the blockade and declare an end to the war right now and hope that some other nations” “will be able to use effective diplomacy to get the strait reopened.”

Murphy said, “I think the best prospect is for the president to end the blockade and declare an end to the war right now and hope that some other nations that are smarter and better than the current leadership of the United States will be able to use effective diplomacy to get the strait reopened.”

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Host Kaitlan Collins then asked, “Well, if that happens, if he ended the blockade tomorrow and he ended the war tomorrow and Iran did still completely control the Strait of Hormuz, where would that leave the United States?”

Murphy answered, “But he has

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