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Mark Kelly: “20% of the world's oil runs through [the Strait of Hormuz].”

Featuring: Mark Kelly, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Arizona

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Published | Video Starts at 09:33

Is it just that it's a asset of the Iranians and we're back into just taking other countries stuff? The real mission now needs to be, you know, how do you get the Strait of Hormuz open? 20% of the world's oil runs through [the Strait of Hormuz]. there. And because of, you know, Donald Trump's poor decision making in going to war against the Iranians, we've got a big problem that now has to be solved. (09:33–09:36)

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Asserts that 20% of the world's oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz.

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