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Chris Wright: “We are actively clearing the strait today, but we did stop…”

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 05:47

We may go back to Project Freedom, but it would be Project Freedom plus others. So as of this morning, is the United States military going to begin clearing the strait? We are actively clearing the strait today, but we did stop Project Freedom at Iran's request. As you said, it's their only card. If we militarily reopen the strait, which is a challenge, it's not a one or two day endeavor. That's some effort to do that. (05:47–05:55)

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Asserts that the U.S. is actively clearing the Strait of Hormuz but paused Project Freedom at Iran's request.

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