Look, that was always in our planning, that there's the chance that U.S. navy or perhaps an international coalition will be escorting oil tankers through. There are in fact tankers coming through now, Iranian tankers, I believe some Chinese flag tankers have come through, so we know that they have not mined the straits. And was that what you were just discussing in the Situation Room? We were discussing a plethora of things. (23:15–23:28)
CLAIM
Asserts that Iranian and Chinese tankers are passing through the Strait of Hormuz, indicating it is not mined.
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