And maybe let me ask it this way. This is the first time you've come before this committee, but in other briefings people that work for you have told us in plain terms that There is no military mechanism to reopen the strait; it will be a political decision made by Iran. And I think you're confirming that here today by suggesting that it will be economic pressure that will create a political imperative inside Tehran to open the strait. (00:49–01:10)
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Asserts that reopening the strait is a political decision by Iran, not a military one.
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