LINDSEY REISER:
00:00:58
What do they gain by dragging out? The president says that this blockade is completely choking them economically. Absolutely. Well, your question actually makes me think of something, Lindsey, that I spoke with an expert about recently. And this foreign policy expert told me, look, this war is going to end when the economic pain becomes too great for either Iran, the US, or both. And so we are really seeing a bit of a-- we'll see when that breaking point comes. But, of course, going to situations in the Strait, Iran has accused the US of violating that ceasefire that President Trump announced on April 7. And today, Iran's foreign minister said Iranians never bow to pressure, and every time a diplomatic solution is on the table, the US opts for a reckless military adventure. Those are his words, Lindsey. The US insists Iran is the one violating the rules here and that the US is in a defensive posture. The US military says its forces today fired on two Iranian-flagged oil tankers to stop them from docking at an Iranian port. The Trump administration says that's a violation of the US blockade, which is in place to stop ships from going-- Iranian-flagged ships, I should say, from going in or out of ports. And, of course, Lindsey, we always have to remember in all of this that there are hundreds of ships still stranded in the Persian Gulf in what's become a humanitarian issue, in addition to a supply-chain issue. So, Lindsey, we really are in a wait-and-see posture here in Washington.
LINDSEY REISER:
00:02:23
OK, Kathryn Watson, thank you so much.
