Aaron David Miller

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Fresh Air · A veteran diplomat breaks down the Iran war · 14 Apr 2026 podcast

So I don't think the blockade is going to work.

And if it doesn't, it's better than deploying ground troops to seize Kharag Island or any of the islands in the strait.

If it doesn't work,

We're going to be stuck again.

Yeah.

I mean, Scott Besant, the treasurer secretary, admitted as much.

We've also unsanctioned 140 million barrels of Iranian oil and, as you know, much to the dismay of Ukraine and other European allies.

have granted waivers to the Russians on sanctioned oil.

I mean, Vladimir Putin right now, if the war stopped tomorrow...

would hands down be the winner here.

He's getting rich because what Brent Crude was up over $100 a barrel today, he's getting rich.

Every Tomahawk missile that the US launches against Iran is one less munition that Europeans can buy from the US to use in Ukraine.

And to a degree, President Xi of China has benefited as well because the focus is not on the Taiwan Straits, not on the Asia Pacific.

It's on the Middle East.

I think the Chinese would actually like to see this end.

I mean— Since when did—look, let me be very clear.

Having worked and voted for Democrats and Republicans, when has international law ever mattered?

Peter Robinson The U.S.

abides by it when it serves its interests and violates it when it doesn't.

And I think, again, I'm not an international lawyer.

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