If Iran wants to be able to move its oil again through the strait, they will have to open the straits.
Marco Rubio: “If Iran wants to be able to move its oil again through the strait, they will have to open the straits.”
On the recordJune 3, 2026
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Rubio's answer regarding the Strait of Hormuz.
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