How important and how do you determine whether or not that it will be okay for US Forces to withdraw, knowing and having confidence that the strait will be open for the free flow of oil? Well, The Straits of Hormuz, those are international waters. right? So anything Iran does to impede commercial traffic is illegal. For all these countries that love to talk about international law, it is a violation of international maritime law to impede the free flow of travel in international waters. (12:24–12:27)
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Asserts that the Straits of Hormuz are international waters.
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