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Marco Rubio: “The Chinese have ships stuck in the Persian Gulf because…”

Featuring: Marco Rubio, Republican | Secretary of State, United States | National

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Published | Video Starts at 08:25

… to do something about it at the United nations later this week when there's a resolution just condemning Iran on what they're doing with the straits. Look, there's three things. The Chinese have ships stuck in the Persian Gulf because setting up a system that says we're going to let certain ships through but others not. It's easier said than done. And you saw a Chinese not Chinese flagged vessel, but it was a Chinese cargo got hit over the weekend. (08:25–08:33)

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Asserts that Chinese ships are stuck in the Persian Gulf due to selective passage systems.

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