“We continue on a daily basis very successfully to degrade Iran’s ability to target ships.”
“We did a pause to try to get an agreement with the Iranian people to allow oil to flow without them attacking it.”
“One of the mistakes which some political analysts make is to think that their enemies should be our enemies.”
“The only reason why the U.S. is conducting strikes is against assets of Iran that are being used to attack global commercial shipping.”
“We cannot afford to leave Tennessee behind.”

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On the recordJuly 19, 2026
I feel very confident in our security, and we're so happy to welcome the eyes of the world.
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Kathy Hochul
Democratic · New York
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cbsnews.com

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Discussing security measures for the World Cup finals.

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