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This is CBSI on the world.

I'm John Batchel with Thetis McCutter, my colleague and co-host of American greatness.

Malcolm Honeline is here. Malcolm, the threat regionally is obvious, but the threat globally is the straits of our moves. Closing that or threatened to close it means that the oil coming out of the

Gulf is no longer safe. Already there are reports of various states holding their tankers

outside because they don't want to get trapped inside. What do we know about the Iranian threat

to the straits over our moves? What do we know about what can be done if they try to close it?

So this is a standard threat. You're absolutely right and is a valid concern for shipping

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