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Veronica Escobar: “Iran now has control of the Strait of Hormuz.”

Featuring: Veronica Escobar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 16

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Democratic U.S. Rep. Escobar discusses Big Bend construction, data centers and the Iran war

Published | Video Starts at 14:59

We've also seen what's happening to sailors in the Middle east, deployed who are jumping off of their ship ships out of desperation because of the conditions they're living under. There have been no winners in this war except for Iran. Iran now has control of the Strait of Hormuz. The United States has demonstrated incredible weakness in this moment. And it's not just our service members who are suffering and their families, but the American public is paying higher costs as a result of this. (14:59–15:03)

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Asserts that Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz.

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