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Gary Peters: “The current mission right now is basically the US Blockade…”

Featuring: Gary Peters, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Michigan

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Gary Peters To Admiral: Why Were Minesweepers Not 'Pre-Positioned' Before Iran Strikes Began?

Published | Video Starts at 00:36

The men and women in uniform execute those orders and they have demonstrated that they're certainly the best in the world. But Admiral Cooper, you mentioned that The current mission right now is basically the US Blockade of Iranian ships or ships that are transiting the Straits of Hormuz to Iranian ports. That's in response to Iran basically effectively shutting down the Strait of Hormuz before that. (00:36–00:47)

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Asserts that the US mission involves a blockade of Iranian ships in the Straits of Hormuz.

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