As long as this blockade is in effect and the dangers, the extraordinary jeopardy of this kind of attack is very real. When the president says that we're going to, quote, unquote, guide these tankers through the straits, It can't be done without some kind of military escort, which opens our warships to the kind of attack that has been reported by the Iranian press. Whether it's accurate or not, if warships of the United States Navy are involved, it's only a matter of time before there are strikes of some kind. (01:16–01:28)
CLAIM
Asserts that guiding tankers through the straits requires military escort, risking attacks.
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