All you have to do is control the Straits of Hormuz. And everybody's heard about this now, and we understand it now that 40% of our oil and natural gas that circulates in the global marketplace is going through [the Straits of Hormuz]. this narrow strait. And that if Iran can send one drone a week, that they can shut down that entire commerce. And so they have been more empowered by this war. (11:17–11:23)
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Asserts that 40% of global oil and natural gas passes through the Straits of Hormuz.
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