00:00I will never set timelines on behalf of the President of the United States, but with respect to the blockade,
00:05as you know, it has been fully implemented and it's being enforced against vessels of all nations entering or departing
00:12Iranian ports.
00:13I want to make that point clear. I've seen some misreporting on that as well.
00:16This includes all Iranian ports on the Arabian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
00:21And our U.S. forces in the region are supporting the freedom of navigation for vessels that are transiting the
00:26strait to and from non-Iranian ports.
00:29So I know some in the press were confused about that.
00:32We are supporting the freedom of navigation, just not with respect to any tanker or vessel that would benefit the
00:38economy of Iran as these negotiations continue.
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