00:00The United States will prevent all shipping from entering or exiting Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz for as
00:06long as it takes.
00:08U.S. War Secretary Pete Hexed said the Navy is using less than 10% of its power to enforce
00:14the blockade as he complained about allies not aiding the effort.
00:18Allies have talked a lot and haven't done anything.
00:21And as the president has pointed out, this is a waterway that the American commerce doesn't use all that much.
00:27We don't rely on the energy coming out of the Strait of Hormuz, but Asia does and Europe does.
00:33President Donald Trump also posted on social media and warned that any Iranian ships attempting to break it will be
00:39eliminated.
00:40If they had a nuclear weapon...
00:41The blockade began on Monday after U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance left peace negotiations in Islamabad without a
00:48deal.
00:48The blockade will apply to all vessel traffic regardless of nationality.
00:54Traffic through the strategic waterway has been almost completely blocked since the war started on February 28th.
01:01This has sent energy prices spiking around the world.
01:04The International Energy Agency warns that Europe only has about six weeks of jet fuel left if supplies remain blocked.
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