Rich Goldberg, senior adviser at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, and Garrett Exner, adjunct fellow at Hudson Institute, return to School of War to discuss the complicated news out of the Strait of Hormuz. What is President Donald Trump’s new plan, “Project Freedom”? Does it put the ceasefire at risk? What’s really happening in this critical waterway?
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02:31 - President’s statement
04:00 - Understanding Project Freedom
07:15 - Attacks against tankers
09:53 - Central Command statement
12:15 - Ceasefire breakdown
16:25 - Coordination cell or escort
18:00 - Trump buying time
20:40 - US Navy escort option
23:06 - Missile defense
24:45 - Economic impacts
27:01 - Iran under pressure
31:50 - Live news US vessel transit
34:15 - Human factor of outbound transit
37:30 - American gas production
39:28 - Predictions in America’s favor
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