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Ted Cruz: “Iran's non oil trade hit 50. 51.7 billion in 2025.”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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All inside the blockade zone. No overland route can move these volumes. That's another 54 million a day gone. All right, how about non oil exports, by the way? Yeah. Iran's non oil trade hit 50. 51.7 billion in 2025. After subtracting petrochemicals, 88 million a day. In goods, Medrols, minerals, metals, et cetera, flow through Persian Gulf ports. Roughly 90% would be blocked. That's another 79 million a day in lost revenue. (12:13–12:21)

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