00:00...and opened fire on and rained down senseless attacks on several civilian ships already.
00:05So, frankly, the way to put it, these are innocent bystanders.
00:08These are countries and ships and so forth that have nothing to do with any of this
00:12and nonetheless are being caught in the middle of it and being held hostage
00:15merely because Iran could do that, just as the regime brutally slaughtered tens of thousands of their own citizens
00:22for the crime of peaceful protest, because they're unhappy with the quality of life
00:27or the lack of quality of life in Iran today.
00:30And so they're sitting ducks. They're isolated, they're starving, they're vulnerable,
00:33and at least 10 sailors have already died as a result of the civilian sailors.
00:38So, already many nations privately and some publicly have asked the United States to help free their ships
00:43and to restore freedom of navigation in the Straits of Hormuz and this critical artery of global trade.
00:48And so President Trump, as he always does, stepped up and answered the calls for their help.
00:53And he's directed the United States military to guide these stranded ships to safety,
00:57to provide a protective bubble under which they can operate and move product
01:01and get themselves out of there and out of harm's way.
01:03And this is the first step towards reopening the strait
01:06and bringing this regime's last-ditch act of economic arson, bringing that to a close.
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