The Joint Force remains on ensuring the Iranian regime cannot harm. Our interest are those of our allies and partners. And I'll highlight that Iran has repeatedly sought to offensively and proactively expand the conflict by aggression against its neighbors and its attacks on global shipping through the Strait. To date, Iran has attacked five merchant vessels, seized two of them that were attempting to transit the Strait. And these include ships that Iran itself had cleared to proceed. (14:33–14:47)
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Asserts that Iran is actively trying to expand conflict through aggression and attacks on shipping.
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