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PBS News Hour

Mideast experts on Trump’s push to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Season 2026 Episode 57 | 7m 44s

Iran is still blocking the Strait of Hormuz and President Trump is now demanding that NATO allies act to help reopen it. For two views on this and the war, Amna Nawaz spoke with retired Vice Admiral Kevin Donegan and Nathalie Tocci. Donegan is the former commander of the U.S. 5th Fleet and is now at the Middle East Institute. Tocci is Professor of Practice at Johns Hopkins SAIS Europe.

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