That's the route he prefers. That is so far, not the route that Iran has chosen. And so the result has been that The United States has to do something about the fact that we're the only nation on Earth that can do anything to open up a lane within the Straits of Hormuz. to get product and to rescue these people that are trapped in there. And that's what we're undergoing now. What that may lead to in the future is speculative. (59:12–59:23)
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Asserts that the U.S. is uniquely capable of ensuring passage through the Straits of Hormuz.
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