Tucker Carlson: “The Strait of Hormuz is the source of a fifth of the world's…”

“Well, you know, because in terms of this specific conflict, the nation that controls the world will be the one that opens the Strait of Hormuz. Now, what is the Strait of Hormuz? Well, it's the choke point at The Strait of Hormuz is the source of a fifth of the world's energy, probably 30% of the world's fertilizer. whole bunch of other vital elements that the world needs to run, that the global economy needs to operate. And you can't get any of those out of that region except through that strait.” (19:34–19:45)

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