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LARRY KUDLOW: America’s Central Command, not Iran, controls the Strait of Hormuz

If you read the press releases from the United States Central Command, you would know that Iran does not control the Strait of Hormuz. Let me quote: "since early May, U.S. forces have helped facilitate the successful transit of more than 800 commercial vessels and 380 million barrels of crude oil through the vital international trade corridor."Let me repeat those numbers. Actually it’s 825 commercial vessels and 380 million barrels of crude oil just since early May. That’s why oil prices have fallen nearly 40 percent. West Texas crude is priced at $71. About the same as it was one year ago, wa...