Because they were still taking shots at us, which keeps the barges out of the strait. Yeah. We also have to remind folks that the straits obviously are not closed. There's no physical ability to stop traffic in the straits. What there is, is there a commercial tolerance for risk to transit vessels through the straits? (02:06–02:09)
CLAIM
Asserts that the Straits of Hormuz cannot be physically blocked.
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