AP’s Matt Lee Grills State Dept. Spox: ‘You Guys Haven’t Done Anything’ to Respond to Iran Malign Actions

EXCERPT:

LEE: "And what have you guys done? What has this administration done since January to make — to make it clear to Iran, other than, you know, getting up on the podium and condemning them? What actions has this administration done to show your disapproval or to punish them, or to, however you want — whatever word you want to use. What have you done to make it clear to them that this is not acceptable?"

PRICE: "Matt, as you said yourself, Iran has been under heavy sanctions since 2018. Those sanctions, every single one of them remains in place. We have not removed —"

LEE: "But they've gotten worse and you guys haven’t done anything. In fact, you've lifted some sanctions. Correct?"

PRICE: "We have not lifted —"

LEE: "Yeah, you did. In New York, you guys went back on the, you know, on the snapback.”