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Ted Cruz: “Right now, there is very little direct military conflict…”

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So the Strait of Hormuz, I think the President is focused very clearly on opening it up, but he is also right now, exercising asymmetric power. Right now, there is very little direct military conflict happening in and around Iran. We're not actively bombing and shooting right now, but we are blockading Iran, bringing oil in and out of the nation. That is putting massive economic cost on Iran. (22:57–23:05)

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