Dan Caine: “More than 10,000 sailors, Marines and airmen, over a dozen…”

“This includes dark fleet vessels carrying Iranian oil. As most of you know, dark fleet vessels are those illicit or illegal ships evading international regulations, sanctions or insurance requirements. More than 10,000 sailors, Marines and airmen, over a dozen ships and dozens of aircraft are executing this mission. And let me walk you through this operation a little bit. Please go to the first slide first to the graphic. This is taken before the blockade began. North is up.” (12:33–12:43)

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