00:00It's being reported that no ships have been boarded so far and 13 have turned back.
00:06Can we say that the blockade is having the desired effect?
00:13We'll see.
00:16If the effect of the blockade is to force the Iranians to the diplomatic solutions,
00:27I think we'll have to wait and see.
00:29The tactical operation is being superbly executed by the Navy, the United States Navy.
00:36But as we've seen in the past, a lot of our tactical actions, even though they've been very successful,
00:44have not produced a durable off-ramp or ceasefire.
00:52The intent of it is to force the Iranians back to the table.
00:57And if you follow the current trend line is to get them to commit to extracting or agreeing not to
01:10ever have a nuclear weapon.
01:13And then number two on the table is to reopen the Straits of Mammu's to a traffic for all,
01:22if I understood the current objective.
01:25So, but we'll have to wait and see.
01:27Not all successful tactical action lead to political solutions that's amenable to both sides.
01:35So, but they appear to be doing what they were sent there to do.
01:41But whether we get the impact we want, which is to agree to the nuclear weapons restrictions
01:50and to turn the Straits of Mammu's back into international waterways, free travel for all.
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