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Sen. Reed on Trump’s Iran strategy: ‘I don’t believe the president has a plan’

ABC News·ABC News·29 days ago
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Sen. Jack Reed, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said Sunday he believes the U.S. is in a "much worse position" with Iran since the war started, and that he doesn't believe President Donald Trump has a plan to achieve his stated objectives. "We're in, in many respects, a much worse position," Reed told ABC News' "This Week" co-anchor Martha Raddatz. "The regime in Tehran is probably more hostile and fanatical than the one that we replaced ... We have not yet resolved the issue of nuclear material in Iran. So this has been a tactical demonstration of prowess, but has not achieved the strategic goal that the president announced, and he seems not to have a plan to achieve those goals." The U.S. war with Iran has now spanned 10 weeks, and while a ceasefire is ongoing, the two countries have been at a stalemate after peace talks failed April 12. The critical Strait of Hormuz remains closed, sending oil prices skyrocketing globally. Sen.…

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