… in that area, do we need to start sending some boats home for refurbishment, send sailors and airmen home to their families? Well, I think it's certainly the case that Iran is going to have choke point control over the Strait of Hormuz, either expressly or by implication for months or even years to come. That's the strategic disaster of this war, is that we played our card of air dominance, which had been established with the 12 day war last year, and Iran matched … (06:28–06:38)
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Asserts that Iran will control the Strait of Hormuz for an extended period.
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