The Iranian regime will stay in place, and can choke off shipping in the Persian Gulf any time it wants, regardless of a deal between the US and Tehran, former US Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker told Euronews' Europe Today show. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “The regime does stay in place, and it does have the capability and the will to shut down shipping in the Persian Gulf if it wants to," he said. The US and Israel launched surprise attacks against Iran this week, even as negotiations regarding