If they're not, then we will do what is necessary to protect that, our interest and also the interest of our allies. At its core. It's very simple. Iran demands the right, which they do not have under any existing legal mechanism, to control the transit of traffic through the Straits of Hormuz. This is an international waterway. And of all the regions in the world, the one. I don't need to talk teach about the importance of freedom of navigation in international waterways. (01:51–02:00)
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Asserts that Iran's demand to control the Straits of Hormuz lacks legal basis.
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