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Marco Rubio: “They need to announce that they will no longer fire on…”

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

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WATCH: Sen. Murphy presses Rubio on what it will take to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Published | Video Starts at 03:05

What do you need from them in order to get the strait reopened? We need the strait reopened tomorrow. Well, what needs to happen is very simple. They need to announce that they will no longer fire on commercial ships that are going through or threaten to fire on ships. because in many cases ships just won't move. They won't go, not because they got fired on, but because of the risk of being fired upon. (03:05–03:11)

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Asserts that Iran must announce it will not fire on or threaten commercial ships.

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