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Marco Rubio: “If they do that, the first people that should be angry about it are the Chinese government, because they take – a lot of…”

On the recordJune 22, 2025
If they do that, the first people that should be angry about it are the Chinese government, because they take – a lot of their oil comes through there.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

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Secretary Rubio on the implications of Iran mining the Straits of Hormuz.

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