James Lankford: “Iran is causing global issues by shutting down the Strait of…”

“It wasn't that long ago I was paying $1.89 for gasoline, and now it's twice that much in buying gasoline or more in different stations on this. So the … Iran is causing global issues by shutting down the Strait of Hormuz. … now suffering because of this. Because when you shut down the Strait of Hormuz, a tremendous amount of oil moves out of that area, drives up the price.” (04:12–04:15)

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