How does a blockade in the Strait of Hormuz help Trump?

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  And today on the show, President Trump has announced a blockade against ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz.

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  How is this going to impact the ongoing war in Iran?

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  Greg, let's just start with the basics here.

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  Trump announced this blockade on Sunday.

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  It was slated to go into effect this morning Eastern time.

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  Can you explain what's going on?

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  Yeah, so there were the peace talks between Iran and the U.S. Saturday and into Sunday morning in Pakistan.

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  They didn't reach a deal.

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  It looked like all of a sudden he might kind of be stuck, not clear what would happen next.

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