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Marco Rubio: “The Straits are supposed to be open, free of tolls, free of…”

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

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio Remarks to the Press

Published | Video Starts at 03:15

Is the mob to get a net new one or are we just back at full scale war? Well, they're not complying with it. I mean, The Straits are supposed to be open, free of tolls, free of attack, free of all the things they're doing against these ships. So they can't have an MOU that's alive if they're violating the terms of it. What I will say is that the United States always remains open to a diplomatic solution. (03:15–03:23)

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Asserts that the Straits of Hormuz should be open and free of attacks and tolls.

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