And had Donald Trump read any history about what happened with Mosaddegh and the overthrow of Mosaddegh in 1953 because Mosaddegh wanted to nationalize Iranian oil and how the cardinal sin of the overthrow of Mosaddegh has destabilized the region. He [Donald Trump] would never make a statement that the United States somehow wants to take over the Strait of Hormuz and engage in a kind of gunboat diplomacy. He would instead be working with the international community to make sure that we had the denuclearization of Iran, some kind of agreement and not provoking them by threatening to conquer the Strait of Hormuz or take over the Strait of Hormuz. (07:11–16:11)
CLAIM
Asserts that Trump's statement about the U.S. taking over the Strait of Hormuz reflects a lack of historical understanding.
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