Amb. Waltz: Iran Has Taken a Position of ‘Punishing the Entire World’s Economy’ Because of Its Pursuit for a Nuclear Weapon

RUSH EXCERPT:
WALTZ: "Well, I am not going to negotiate in public for the president. But we have to know, number one, the people coming to the table can actually speak for the ayatollah, and that has been a consistent issue that frustrated our negotiators. Who is calling the shots in Iran right now? Is it the IRGC, is it the president, is it the foreign minister? Ultimately, we know it’s the ayatollah, but when we finally had an mou and of course the president wants a deal and authorized us to enter into that memorandum of agreement, Iran immediately began shooting at international shipping because illegally and in violation of international law it’s demanding to try to control the Strait of Hormuz through violence and has taken a position of punishing the entire world’s economy because of its pursuit for a nuclear weapon, President Trump’s not going to stand for it."