… we need to have the ability to have free passage on the oceans between the, the straits. We are seeing Arab allies stepping up, but what we're seeing really happen. Iran is where you have the Revolutionary Guard Corps, the IRGC in conflict with their own leaders. not the mullahs. They are where the IRGC is. They're the hardliners. But when you've got reports of government officials in Iran saying the straits are open and then you've … (10:33–10:46)
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Asserts internal conflict within Iran between the IRGC and government leaders.
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