… projectiles to really threaten traffic in the Strait, causing tankers not to want to pass through it, not to want to take that risk. Defending against that is hugely expensive. The US I don't think, has the capability at this point of escorting every ship that goes through [the Strait of Hormuz]. That would be a massive undertaking. Even the secretary of Energy acknowledges they wouldn't be ready to do anything like that for weeks. And the president has said he wants the war over by then. (01:26–01:33)
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Asserts that the US currently lacks the capability to escort every ship through the Strait of Hormuz.
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