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Elissa Slotkin: “Iran holds a veto power over the United States and everybody…”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

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Extended Interview: Senator Elissa Slotkin on Iran War, DHS Shutdown and AI | Here's the Scoop

Published | Video Starts at 02:53

That's, you know, that is not, to me, a question. But if we can't move, you know, a ship full of fertilizer through the Strait of Hormuz, then Iran holds a veto power over the United States and everybody else [in the Strait of Hormuz]. And until and unless that is resolved, there's no possible way you can say that we're in a good place in this war. (02:53–03:06)

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Asserts that Iran has control over the Strait of Hormuz, affecting U.S. and international movement.

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