GOP Rep. Lawler: U.S. Sanctions Coupled with the Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz Will Have ‘a Devastating Impact’ on Iran

FAULKNER I want to ░░░░░░░░ you about the pressure ░░░░░░░░ you know of from ░░░░░░░░ committees that you sit ░░░░░░░░ economically on Iran right ░░░░░░░░ because that always gets ░░░░░░░░ s attention LAWLER Well ░░░░░░░░ Harris this has been ░░░░░░░░ of my chief priorities ░░░░░░░░ a member of Congress ░░░░░░░░ sanctions bills targeting Iran ░░░░░░░░ illicit petroleum trade primarily ░░░░░░░░ China We have put ░░░░░░░░ place numerous sanctions over ░░░░░░░░ last few years and ░░░░░░░░ Trump has enacted those ░░░░░░░░ crippling the regime s ░░░░░░░░ and basically taking away ░░░░░░░░ ability to fund their ░░░░░░░░ ambitions and their financing ░░░░░░░░ terror compared to the ░░░░░░░░ Administration which allowed hundreds ░░░░░░░░ billions of dollars to ░░░░░░░░ to Iran FAULKNER Mm ░░░░░░░░ LAWLER So you know ░░░░░░░░ you take these sanctions ░░░░░░░░ with the administration s ░░░░░░░░ to blockade the Strait ░░░░░░░░ Hormuz and not allow ░░░░░░░░ s oil to flow ░░░░░░░░ that is going to ░░░░░░░░ a devastating impact on ░░░░░░░░ Iranian regime and their ░░░░░░░░ to do much of ░░░░░░░░ So the red lines ░░░░░░░░ were outlined by the ░░░░░░░░ president are very clear ░░░░░░░░ are non negotiable The ░░░░░░░░ is the highly enriched ░░░░░░░░ does need to be ░░░░░░░░ from Iran The Strait ░░░░░░░░ Hormuz does need to ░░░░░░░░ fully reopened without any ░░░░░░░░ tolls And ultimately their ░░░░░░░░ of terrorism must come ░░░░░░░░ an end These are ░░░░░░░░ red lines that I ░░░░░░░░ many others have supported ░░░░░░░░ years And I think ░░░░░░░░ Trump is the first ░░░░░░░░ FAULKNER Yeah LAWLER to ░░░░░░░░ take action and follow ░░░░░░░░ on these red lines.”