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Pete Hegseth: “125 million barrels of oil to transit the Straits, showing…”

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Pete Hegseth says U.S. is "already doing things I can't talk about" to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Published | Video Starts at 03:33

Then it led to a blockade which was impenetrable now for a couple of months. And then you had the underground Project Freedom which allowed now 125 million barrels of oil to transit the Straits, showing that we control the Straits. And then we did two more days of bombing because they weren't really coming to the table. So it's been military pressure and strength from President Trump that's compelled Iran to this deal, which will be performance based when it's signed shortly. (03:33–03:40)

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Asserts that the U.S. has maintained control over oil transit through the Strait of Hormuz.

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