It's just, you know, it's low cost to get a few mines out there and it has a huge impact. So, you know, they did that. But then, and initially he didn't, he didn't, he wasn't restricting, he wasn't, We didn't have a US blockade restricting ships coming in and out of Iranian ports and impacting their economy the way we do now. So it was kind of a stair stepped approach to it. And eventually he's held off for as long as he can. You know, he really does care about the Iranian people. (39:16–39:28)
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Asserts that there is currently a U.S. blockade affecting Iranian ports and economy.
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