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James Lankford: “China gets a lot of oil from [the Strait of Hormuz] area.”

Featuring: James Lankford, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

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Published | Video Starts at 02:44

So that's got to stop. On it. And we need both countries to put pressure on them. Quite frankly. China gets a lot of oil from [the Strait of Hormuz] area. So China is, as a primary customer, is a good one to be able to put pressure on Iran to say, knock it off. (02:44–02:47)

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Asserts that China receives a significant amount of oil from the Strait of Hormuz area.

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