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Edward Markey: “The Ayatollah now controls the Strait of Hormuz and the…”

Featuring: Edward Markey, Democratic | U.S. Senate Massachusetts

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Published | Video Starts at 25:37

Well, right now, the Republican Party has to grow a spine. They have to stand up to Trump. We are now faced with a national security and economic catastrophe for our country. The Ayatollah now controls the Strait of Hormuz and the price of energy for the United States and for the world. The Ayatollah is still in control of the enriched uranium in that country. The rest of the world is now basically waiting for the Ayatollah to tell us what the conditions are going to be for the end of this war. (25:37–25:48)

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