From their perspective, they may believe that they have more reason to sprint for a weapon on the basis of a stockpile of highly enriched uranium that they only built after Donald Trump shredded President Obama's Iran deal over the objections of … A more hardline and dangerous regime in Tehran... can sustain closure of the strait and throttle global energy supply. … in the dilemma where his options were to escalate or to lose. And now we're in this standoff that is doing immense damage to the global economy and our leverage … (18:08–18:29)
CLAIM
Asserts that Iran can maintain control over the Strait of Hormuz, affecting global energy supply.
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