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Welcome to the Eric Erickson Show podcast, hour one.

We got to begin, maybe for one of the last times, as we wind things down on the Iran situation.

It's just kind of an interesting dynamic here. The Iranian situation continues to play into the president's hands. It's kind of a genius move what the president did.

And, you know, I understand the reaction when from some quarters when you call

Donald Trump a genius. I don't believe he plays four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, or ten-dimensional

chess. But occasionally, the president hits on something that is a very good idea. That, by the way,

so many of the experts say is a terrible idea. And so, for example, embargoing the embargo.

The Iranians said we're going to close the Strait of Hormuz except to ships that pay us a toll and come through Iranian waters.

And then you can exit the Persian Gulf or enter the Persian Gulf. And really it's like

the Roach Motel. You can go in, but you can't get out. So a ship goes into the Persian Gulf

through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has no problem, but on their way out, they're not allowed

out unless they pay Iran. So what is the president of the United States?

Sue says, well, we're going to stop those ships from exiting the Strait of Hormuz.

As a result, you can go in, but you can't come out unless you take the U.S. Navy-supplied path out of the Strait of Wormuz that has been cleared of mines.

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