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Ted Cruz: “80% of the crude supply of the Strait of Hormuz has already…”

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Published | Video Starts at 09:22

But most of that oil was going to China. That hurts China, too. Yeah. The reason to do it now and not before this may be because 80% of the crude supply of the Strait of Hormuz has already been replaced or rerouted. So the impact on supply and demand for most OPEC partners and customers is as small as possible, with the highest negative impact for the Iran regime. (09:22–09:30)

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