Well, you heard it straight from the Secretary of War this morning, and he's doing an incredible job on behalf of the President and our armed forces. And you heard it from him. The Iranian Navy, which was once the most powerful naval fleet in the Middle East, has now been reduced to piracy. These IRGC members, these Iranian terrorists, are running around like pirates in the Strait. And President Trump as Commander in Chief, has given the green light and authorization to the Department of War to take lethal and kinetic action if they deem necessary. (03:05–03:13)
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Asserts that the Iranian Navy has been reduced to piracy.
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