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CNN’s Ward: Iran Closing off Strait of Hormuz Will Send Oil Prices Skyrocketing
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CNN
Name: CNN
URL: http://www.cnn.com/
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CNN Newsroom
Name: CNN Newsroom
URL: https://www.cnn.com/shows/newsroom
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Erin Burnett
, Clarissa Ward
Name: Erin Burnett
Employment: CNN
Position: Host
Name: Clarissa Ward
Employment: CNN
Position: Correspondent
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06/22/2025 07:56 pm
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WARD You may remember ░░░░░░░░ President Trump ordered the ░░░░░░░░ of IRGC head or ░░░░░░░░ IRGC head Qassem Soleimani ░░░░░░░░ in 2020 that Iran ░░░░░░░░ with ballistic missile strikes ░░░░░░░░ on the Al Asad ░░░░░░░░ Force Base in Anbar ░░░░░░░░ in Iraq So that ░░░░░░░░ one possibility Then you ░░░░░░░░ the specter of some ░░░░░░░░ of an asymmetric attack ░░░░░░░░ it cyber be it ░░░░░░░░ be it kidnapping And ░░░░░░░░ last but certainly not ░░░░░░░░ you also have the ░░░░░░░░ of some kind of ░░░░░░░░ economic hit And that ░░░░░░░░ mean or what everyone ░░░░░░░░ looking at right now ░░░░░░░░ the potential for Iran ░░░░░░░░ try to close off ░░░░░░░░ vital Strait of Hormuz ░░░░░░░░ that would be a ░░░░░░░░ blow for Iran s ░░░░░░░░ as well but it ░░░░░░░░ send oil prices skyrocketing ░░░░░░░░ U S has already ░░░░░░░░ that that would be ░░░░░░░░ as a major escalation ░░░░░░░░ from the conversations I ░░░░░░░░ had with sort of ░░░░░░░░ and former officials in ░░░░░░░░ region the sense here ░░░░░░░░ that Iran is really ░░░░░░░░ quite a fine line ░░░░░░░░ They need to do ░░░░░░░░ to try to project ░░░░░░░░ or show that they ░░░░░░░░ reestablish some form of ░░░░░░░░ but many people think ░░░░░░░░ they re likely to ░░░░░░░░ to avoid a huge ░░░░░░░░ that would result in ░░░░░░░░ lot of casualties because ░░░░░░░░ would then of course ░░░░░░░░ about more retaliation So ░░░░░░░░ looking for that kind ░░░░░░░░ goldilocks sweet spot sort ░░░░░░░░ strike but not clear ░░░░░░░░ what that might look ░░░░░░░░ And in the meantime ░░░░░░░░ one s taking any ░░░░░░░░ The U S has ░░░░░░░░ or I should say ░░░░░░░░ State Department has pulled ░░░░░░░░ personnel from its various ░░░░░░░░ and embassies across Iraq ░░░░░░░░ of the country Thousands ░░░░░░░░ Americans who are stranded ░░░░░░░░ in Israel are being ░░░░░░░░ on flights out tomorrow ░░░░░░░░ there s a definite ░░░░░░░░ that this is a ░░░░░░░░ moment that all options ░░░░░░░░ on the table that ░░░░░░░░ is needed and everybody ░░░░░░░░ and watching to see ░░░░░░░░ comes next, Erin.”
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