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Tammy Baldwin: “The Strait of Hormuz is still, for all purposes, closed.”

Featuring: Tammy Baldwin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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US Sen. Baldwin on Iran war, Businesses profiting from AI, Madison Death Studio

Published | Video Starts at 00:58

Iran still has its nuclear materials. It has basically the same regime in place. One might argue it maybe even be more hardline. And The Strait of Hormuz is still, for all purposes, closed. We've accomplished nothing except for higher prices for Americans. It's already estimated that the average family in America has spent $750 just in the past 100 days to meet the rising costs of Trump's wars. (00:58–01:04)

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Asserts that the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed.

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