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Chris Reyes

Kris Reyes is a CBC News correspondent based in New York, formerly a reporter for ABC7 News Bay Area and AJ+.

Jul 21, 2026

TedHOST
22:58
He's a
22:59
very sweet child.
23:00
He's a sweet child.
23:01
He's very stout in there.
23:04
And so like 100%, I can understand the amount of sugar on here.
23:09
Now I gave this three sips.
23:11
Three sips, the honest try.
TedHOST
25:01
Brother, this is a
5:47
Neither will it agree to permanently forgo the option of resorting to this tactic again." So as I said, the IRGC keeps telling vessels, "You're not gonna be secure if you come through here." So how do you convince commercial vessels that they are safe enough to resume full traffic there if that threat, whether it's accurate or not, at least hangs over their heads?
6:06
heads?It, it does.
6:09
Iran is still trying to hold the world economy hostage.
6:13
They're showing what kind of a citizen they are in this world, um, which is why we in- we entered into this conflict to begin with, to reduce their abilities to spread havoc around the world, and ultimately to destroy their nuclear program.
6:25
I'm thrilled at the progress we've made in that, but Iran is still behaving like Iran.
6:30
But as I said, in spite of that, we got 67 ships through the Strait of Hormuz yesterday.
6:36
Were some of them concerned? Sure.
7:27
In paragraph 10 it says, "United States of America undertakes that immediately upon the signing of this MOU," which has happened, "and until the termination of sanctions, the US Department of Treasury will issue waivers for the export of Iranian crude oil, petroleum products and derivatives, and all associated services, including banking transactions, insurances, and transportation." So critics say that's allowing Iran to now continue to benefit and bring in money that during our blockade wasn't going in.
5:53
So as I said, the IRGC keeps telling vessels, "You're not gonna be secure if you come through here." So how do you convince commercial vessels that they are safe enough to resume full traffic there if that threat, whether it's accurate or not, at least hangs over their heads?
6:06
heads?It, it does.
6:09
Iran is still trying to hold the world economy hostage.
6:13
They're showing what kind of a citizen they are in this world, um, which is why we in- we entered into this conflict to begin with, to reduce their abilities to spread havoc around the world, and ultimately to destroy their nuclear program.
6:25
I'm thrilled at the progress we've made in that, but Iran is still behaving like Iran.
6:30
But as I said, in spite of that, we got 67 ships through the Strait of Hormuz yesterday.
6:36
Were some of them concerned? Sure.
7:27
In paragraph 10 it says, "United States of America undertakes that immediately upon the signing of this MOU," which has happened, "and until the termination of sanctions, the US Department of Treasury will issue waivers for the export of Iranian crude oil, petroleum products, and derivatives, and all associated services including banking transactions, insurances, and transportation." So critics say that's allowing Iran to now continue to benefit and bring in money that during our blockade wasn't going in.

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