06/27/2017
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"I encourage the Chinese government in Beijing to call them about that, because they heavily depend on the Straits of Hormuz for their oil"
"closing the strait would be tantamount to economic suicide for Iran"
"If Iran were to call right now, and say 'we wanna meet, let's talk about this,' we're prepared to do that."
"We are not involved in strikes against Iran and our top priority is protecting American forces in the region … Let me be clear: Iran should not target U.S. interests or personnel."