The White House said American and Iranian negotiators continue to speak, even as both sides draw a hard line in public. The U.S. military is again launching strikes on Iran, while President Trump has suggested he will soon escalate. For its part, Iran called control of the Strait of Hormuz a red line. Nick Schifrin reports. Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors.
Geoff Bennett:
Today, the White House said American and Iranian negotiators continue to speak, even as both sides draw a hard line in public.The U.S. military is launching strikes on Iran again tonight, while President Trump has suggested he will soon escalate even further. For its part, Iran today said control of the Strait of Hormuz is a red line.Nick Schifrin speaks now to the head of the U.N.'s Maritime Organization about the U.S.-Iran struggle for the strait.
Nick Schifrin:
Today, the waterway that is supposed to supply one-fifth of the world's energy is almost entirely shut. And, today, Iran released video of what it called attacks on U.S. allies and vowed to never give up control of the Strait of Hormuz.
