The Russians believed years ago that Ukraine would cave because of the economic pressure they were putting on Ukraine. We thought the North Vietnamese would cave because of the economic pressure we are putting on them. Your own intelligence estimates, as has been reported, suggest that in fact the Iranians are in a position to hold out for potentially years. This is a high risk strategy to hope that this economic pressure will eventually cause them to voluntarily reopen the strait when there's plenty of evidence from military history to … (02:27–02:36)
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Asserts that intelligence estimates suggest Iran can withstand economic pressure for years.
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