Former Navy secretary: ‘No doubt’ US could run Strait of Hormuz

Former U.S. Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite said Friday there is “no doubt” that the U.S. Navy could run the Strait of Hormuz, a key passageway for the transport of oil.

“There‘s no doubt that the United States Navy could run those straits,” Braithwaite, also the former U.S. ambassador to Norway, said in an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper.

“But it’s, you know, political intent and national will,” he added.

The Strait of Hormuz, the channel that moves 20 percent of the world’s oil, has remained blocked since the U.S. and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran late last month. The closure has caused gas prices to soar, putting increased pressure on the U.S. to reach a deal with the Islamic Republic to reopen the strait.

Tehran has denied claims that the U.S. and Iranian regime are in........

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