James Lankford: “It's preventing their navy from mining the Strait of Hormuz…”

“But we've been very, very clear the United States is prepared to be able to stop Iranian aggression. That's what this is all about. It's preventing their navy from mining the Strait of Hormuz and cutting down commerce through that area. It's stopping their nuclear program and it's stopping them from having ballistic missiles to be able to attack Americans that live in the region over and over again as they have.” (02:37–02:42)

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