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Gary Peters: “The Strait of Hormuz is still closed.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 03:04

You talk about the destruction of missiles, and yet the missiles that we saw hit recent targets are actually somehow more lethal, more deadly, more maneuverable than what we have seen in the past. So they're obviously improving their munitions. The Strait of Hormuz is still closed. reminding everybody it was open before the war. Prices were lower for everybody until the war. And it's still remains closed. (03:04–03:09)

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