Derrick Van Orden: “If Iran, they're going to close the Straits of Hormuz, now…”

“… the Vietnamese finally said, okay, enough, and then they came to the negotiating table in Paris. So do we have to get to that point? I would hope not. But If Iran, they're going to close the Straits of Hormuz, now they're talking about that. Guess what then? Bandar Abbas needs to go away. That's a city right on the coast and we the United States of America. You're a naval officer.” (08:33–08:38)

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