Richard Neal: “20% of the world's energy supply goes through the Strait of…”

“The Trump administration is flailing in the Strait of Hormuz, and most people know it. So we've driven away all of our allies across the globe and then asked them to participate in the Iranian incursion. 20% of the world's energy supply goes through the Strait of Hormuz. That's a reality. If anything, Iran has become emboldened. If the president had set out to do what previous presidents had set out to do with trying to find an encompassing group of allies, that would be helpful.” (07:49–07:54)

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