And by imposing these, you know, making it difficult for them to get to, into and out of Iranian ports is a, frankly, it's a necessary and a brilliant move because it's the last resort. The Iranians have been destroyed militarily by the US Operation there. And so now they're resorting to the last thing that they have available to them to try and get leverage. (00:56–01:01)
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Asserts that Iranian military forces have been significantly weakened by US military operations.
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