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Mike Rounds: “A significant amount of our oil tankers follow through that…”

Featuring: Mike Rounds, Republican | U.S. Senate South Dakota

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Senator Rounds Talks Iran on Bloomberg

Published | Video Starts at 03:17

There's about a 20 mile stretch there, about two in the middle of it, which most of the tankers actually come through coming down out of the Persian Gulf and out. A significant amount of our oil tankers follow through that route [Strait of Hormuz]. The Iranians have made it clear that they're going to consider attacking, if they can, some of the vessels in that region. (03:17–03:23)

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Asserts that a significant amount of oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

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