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Mike Pompeo: “The Iranians have to make a very faithful decision in the…”

Featuring: Mike Pompeo, Republican | Former Secretary of State, Former Director of the CIA | National

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Iran has a 'very difficult' decision to make: Mike Pompeo

Published | Video Starts at 09:40

… to do since, frankly, since President Trump kicked this off way back with Midnight Hammer in the summertime. So I suspect we're going to watch the strait be reopened and The Iranians have to make a very faithful decision in the coming days about how they're going to respond to the fact that now they can't ship their crude oil, their stocks are going to be full, but their treasury is going to be depleted. That is a real conundrum for a regime that has not demonstrated any ability to stop American military power. (09:40–09:52)

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Asserts that Iran faces a decision due to inability to ship crude oil, leading to full stocks and a depleted treasury.

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