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Iran threatens retaliation as U.S. imposes shipping blockade on Iranian ports

President Trump announced the blockade after U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement on Saturday.

Host Robin Young speaks with former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, who served as lead negotiator on the 2015 Iran nuclear deal under former President Barack Obama.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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