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Chris Murphy: “The strait was open before this war began. It is now closed.”

Featuring: Chris Murphy, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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Senator Murphy to Republicans: Do the Right Thing and Stand Up to Trump on Iran

Published | Video Starts at 05:20

Of course, one of our objectives is a new objective. The objective to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The strait was open before this war began. It is now closed. It is unclear whether President Trump knew that they would close the strait and just threw up his hands, didn't care about the impact on the US Economy, or whether … (05:20–05:25)

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Asserts that the Strait of Hormuz was open before the war and is now closed.

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