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Elissa Slotkin: “The Strait of Hormuz is still closed.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 00:33

They still have some more time tomorrow, and we'll learn more and more in the days and weeks to come. But, you know, I think, particularly given what's going on with Iran, and The Strait of Hormuz is still closed. You know, I think there was a feeling like in his desperation to, to get help with a deal and open the straits, that he might give away things that were not in the true interests of the United States. (00:33–00:36)

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