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Trump admits the Strait of Hormuz is not safe, vessels remain vulnerable to…

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The Hormuz Letter

BREAKING: Trump admits the Strait of Hormuz is not safe, vessels remain vulnerable to Iranian fire and mines, and shipping companies are unwilling to risk billions of dollars in assets and then be struck by Iran. Trump acknowledges Iran retains the ability to strike at will, saying "it's easy for them to send a drone or two, drop a mine, or deliver a close range missile somewhere along, or in, this waterway, no matter how badly defeated they are." Trump also concedes "people don't want" to risk ships worth billions of dollars and expose them to the possibility of accidentally hitting a mine in the Strait of Hormuz, adding "they don't want it."

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