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Elissa Slotkin: “Until the Strait of Hormuz is open, you literally just can't…”

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

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Bill Maher and Elissa Slotkin talk Iran War, Cost of Living, and the Future of the Democratic Party

Published | Video Starts at 07:17

But look, I can say very openly as a national security person, we have for sure degraded their nuclear capabilities. For sure degraded their ballistic missile capabilities. Important things in terms of the Iranian government. But Until the Strait of Hormuz is open, you literally just can't say that we've won this war. when another country has a veto over what ship goes in and out. So I don't think it's a month old. It's a. It's a month old. But we're. (07:17–07:23)

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Asserts that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz prevents declaring victory in the conflict.

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