{"id":1772,"date":"2017-02-03T16:21:08","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T21:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=1772"},"modified":"2017-02-03T16:21:08","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T21:21:08","slug":"mtp-exclusive-speaker-ryan-acknowledges-iran-deal-to-stay-in-place-says-what-trump-is-doing-now-makes-a-lot-of-sense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2017\/02\/03\/mtp-exclusive-speaker-ryan-acknowledges-iran-deal-to-stay-in-place-says-what-trump-is-doing-now-makes-a-lot-of-sense\/","title":{"rendered":"MTP EXCLUSIVE: SPEAKER RYAN ACKNOWLEDGES IRAN DEAL TO STAY IN PLACE, SAYS WHAT TRUMP IS \u2018DOING NOW MAKES A LOT OF SENSE\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>PLUS: Ryan on Sunday\u2019s NFL Super Bowl Game: \u201cI Would Put the Odds on the Patriots\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>FEB. 3, 2017 \u2013 In an exclusive sit-down interview with \u201cMeet the Press\u201d moderator Chuck Todd, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) addressed the Trump administration\u2019s new Iran sanctions: \u201cI don&#8217;t think you&#8217;re going to go back and reconstitute the multilateral sanctions that were in place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked if we should try, Ryan said, \u201cWe should expend our effort where it can pay off the most. And that&#8217;s why I think what they&#8217;re doing now does make a lot of sense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt couldn\u2019t get any worse than what we already had,\u201d he added. \u201cSo I think they [Iran] need to know that they\u2019re going to be held to account.\u201d Watch: <a href=\"http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/2kqcr8k\">http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/2kqcr8k<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A Green Bay Packers fan like Todd, Ryan is \u201crooting for a good game\u201d when it comes to Sunday\u2019s NFL Super Bowl game. \u201cThe Patriots&#8217; defense is really good. If they can shut down Julio Jones [wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons], I think they can win this game. So I bet the odds are with them.\u201d Watch: <a href=\"http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/2kqahoZ\">http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/2kqahoZ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Transcripts of these interview excerpts are below; if using the attached photos, please include credit to \u201cNBC News\/Bill Plowman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tune in this Sunday for more from Todd\u2019s exclusive interview with Speaker Ryan as well as exclusive interview with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and an interview with Vice President Mike Pence.<\/p>\n<p>Follow \u201cMeet the Press\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/media.ne.cision.com\/l\/rsyhearu\/www.facebook.com\/meetthepress\">on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/media.ne.cision.com\/l\/rsyhearu\/www.twitter.com\/meetthepress\">on Twitter<\/a>\u00a0for the latest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MANDATORY CREDIT: NBC NEWS\u2019 \u201cMEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD\u201d \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mandatory credit to NBC News\u2019 \u201cMeet the Press with Chuck Todd\u201d on first reference.<\/li>\n<li>The onscreen \u201cMeet the Press Exclusive\u201d credit must be clearly visible and unobstructed at all times in any image, video clip, or other form of media.<\/li>\n<li>Embedded web video must stream from the NBCNews.com media player with the unobstructed credit as described above.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p># # #<\/p>\n<p><strong>ON IRAN SANCTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CHUCK TODD:<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s start with news of the&#8211; of Friday. Iran sanctions, new executive order signed. There is wide support in Congress for more sanctions on Iran\u2014<\/p>\n<p>PAUL RYAN:<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s right.<\/p>\n<p>CHUCK TODD:<\/p>\n<p>That is clear. Let me ask you this, though. Would you like to see the beginnings of trying to get out of the nuclear deal?<\/p>\n<p>PAUL RYAN:<\/p>\n<p>Well, a lot of that toothpaste is already out of the tube. I never supported the deal in the first place. I thought it was a huge mistake. But the multilateral sanctions are done. So\u2014<\/p>\n<p>CHUCK TODD:<\/p>\n<p>Done meaning you&#8217;re not going to be able to put that back together&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>PAUL RYAN:<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, I don&#8217;t think you&#8217;re going to go back and reconstitute the multilateral sanctions that were in place.<\/p>\n<p>CHUCK TODD:<\/p>\n<p>Should we try, though?<\/p>\n<p>RYAN:<\/p>\n<p>So, I don\u2019t think we&#8211; I think we should expend our effort where it can pay off the most. And that&#8217;s why I think what they&#8217;re doing now does make a lot of sense. So I think the key is to rigorously enforce this deal. But also, remember, they&#8217;re testing ballistic missiles. They&#8217;re still the largest state sponsor of terrorism in the world. Human rights abuses galore.<\/p>\n<p>And so those are where I think we also need to ratchet up sanctions. I think what this administration is doing, which I agree with, is saying, &#8220;We have a new administration, and we&#8217;re going to hold you, Iran, to account.&#8221; This last administration did not do that. This new administration needs to do that. And I think that&#8217;s what you&#8217;re getting here.<\/p>\n<p>CHUCK TODD:<\/p>\n<p>Is there&#8211; Where is the line here? Are you concerned that Iran might retaliate, and suddenly we&#8217;re a part of the proxy war in Yemen? I mean&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>PAUL RYAN:<\/p>\n<p>But look what they were doing, we&#8217;re appeasing them already. So it couldn&#8217;t get worse&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>CHUCK TODD:<\/p>\n<p>You thought too much appeasement&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>PAUL RYAN:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;yeah, it couldn&#8217;t get any worse than what we already had. So I think they need to know that they&#8217;re going to be held to account. Because if left&#8211; If we don&#8217;t do that, then they&#8217;re going to go off and do all these other things. Remember, they are a belligerent force in the Middle East. Look at what they&#8217;re trying to do to destabilize the region with all their proxies. Look at what they&#8217;re doing to finance terrorism, their human rights abuses, testing ballistic missiles. You see they write on the side of their ballistic missiles in Hebrew, Farsi and English, &#8220;Death to Israel and death to America.&#8221; This is not a peaceful nation.<\/p>\n<p>CHUCK TODD:<\/p>\n<p>Yet at the same time, they&#8217;re helping to destabilize Syria in some ways. But they&#8217;re on the same side as Russia. And that, it provides an awkward situation&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>PAUL RYAN:<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, it does. It does.<\/p>\n<p>CHUCK TODD:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;with this administration. What would be your advice to this administration? He&#8217;s getting tough on Iran. But Russia&#8217;s just as destabilizing in the region. Do you agree with that, first of all? That Russia is just as destabilizing?<\/p>\n<p>PAUL RYAN:<\/p>\n<p>Yes. Well, no, no. I wouldn&#8217;t say just as, as Iran. Nobody holds a candle to Iran&#8217;s destabilization. So I think&#8211; I don&#8217;t think you can equate those two. But remember why we are here. The policies of the last administration were horrible with respect to Syria. I think because of the Obama administration policies in Syria is why we have both Russia and Iran in Syria. So now the question is, on a go-forward basis, what&#8217;s the best way to resolve this? And I think that&#8217;s what this new administration is trying to figure out.<\/p>\n<p># # #<\/p>\n<p><strong>ON SUNDAY\u2019S SUPER BOWL GAME<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CHUCK TODD:<\/p>\n<p>How are you going to watch the Super Bowl, since we don&#8217;t have anybody to root for us Packer fans?<\/p>\n<p>PAUL RYAN:<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, I know. It&#8217;s&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>CHUCK TODD:<\/p>\n<p>What are you rooting for? What result are you rooting for?<\/p>\n<p>PAUL RYAN:<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m rooting for a good game. I&#8217;m rooting for a good game.<\/p>\n<p>CHUCK TODD:<\/p>\n<p>And you want drama with Goodell at the end?<\/p>\n<p>PAUL RYAN:<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, yeah. That would be actually kind of fun to watch. You know, Roger handing the trophy over to the Krafts. That would be actually kind of interesting.<\/p>\n<p>CHUCK TODD:<\/p>\n<p>I think that&#8217;s a train wreck a lot of people want to watch.<\/p>\n<p>PAUL RYAN:<\/p>\n<p>If they can shut down Julio Jones, which they just swarm. The Patriots&#8217; defense is really good. If they can shut down Julio Jones, I think they can win this game. So I bet the odds are with them. I haven&#8217;t looked at the actual odds, but I would put the odds on the Patriots. We&#8217;ve got to work on our defensive backfield, man&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>CHUCK TODD:<\/p>\n<p>Yes, we do.<\/p>\n<p>PAUL RYAN:<\/p>\n<p>Holy cow. We&#8217;ve got some real injury problems. So I&#8217;m just looking for a good game. I&#8217;m going to watch it at home with my family, and my brother and his family will probably come over. You know, it&#8217;s brats, it&#8217;s Pabst, Miller, chips, salsa, stuff like that.<\/p>\n<p>CHUCK TODD:<\/p>\n<p>Very good. Enjoy the game. 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