JD Vance: "When it comes to weapons of war, what they have done is engage in this act of economic terrorism against the entire world. They basically threatened any ship that's moving through the Strait of Hormuz. Well, as the president of United States showed, can play at that game. And if the Iranians are going to try to engage in economic terrorism, we're going to abide by a simple principle that no Iranian ships are getting out either."

"This is pathetic." Bill Kristol reacts to Vice President JD Vance saying that a tit for tat brawl over economic terrorism will become the administration's priority, over reopening the Strait of Hormutz.

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