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Chris Wright: “The United States is blocking all traffic to and from…”

Featuring: Chris Wright, Republican | Secretary of Energy | National

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Energy Secretary Chris Wright says U.S. stopped Strait of Hormuz operation "at Iran's request"

Published | Video Starts at 04:10

We did see a Qatari vessel with liquefied natural gas cross through the strait successfully. Another one was buzzed by a drone. So exactly what is the status of this transit point? So The United States is blocking all traffic to and from Iranian ports. and Iran continues to harass all other ship traffic through the Gulf. So there's two ways the Hormuz thing can end. (04:10–04:16)

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