00:00And Iran, we're told, no longer has a conventional navy.
00:04So how is it managing to exert this control?
00:06Well, it's an excellent point, and it's one that the president and the secretary continue to miss.
00:11It's not relevant how many ships the Iranians still have.
00:15What matters is, are they able to stop or threaten vessels from moving through the strait,
00:22either because of a concern over sea mines or drones or missiles of some type?
00:30So while I applaud what the U.S. armed forces have done,
00:35the competence with which they have destroyed Iran's traditional conventional navy and air force and so on,
00:43that's not relevant to the fact that the strait is not open.
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