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the Iranian regime choke holds the Strait of Hormuz making our energy prices higher

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Abdul El-Sayed, at Michigan U.S. Senate General Election Debate 1 (WOOD TV8)

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Why we checked itThis is a specific causal claim linking Iranian control of the Strait of Hormuz to elevated energy prices, which can be checked against geopolitical and economic data
What we foundIran has significantly disrupted the Strait of Hormuz and driven up energy prices, but the claim that Iran 'choke holds' the strait is overstated given that oil flows have partially rebounded and Iran's control is actively contested by U.S. military operations.
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