Tucker Carlson: “It's impossible to imagine how an outside power could keep…”

“In fact, almost nothing. Mines, the threat of mines, boats with explosives on them, drones. It's extremely easy to prevent commerce. It's very difficult to assure it. It's asymmetrical. And so It's impossible to imagine how an outside power could keep the strait open without the consent, not just of the Iranian government, but without the consent of the people who live in Iran. Another way to put it is game it out. You blow up Iran or you destroy any controlling authority within Iran, and Iran collapses. Does that open the strait?” (08:40–09:01)

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