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“Hormuz” said in 6 of 114 transcripts, 18 times.
Counted forms: hormuz, hormuzes, hormuz's.
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Sep 12, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds bilateral with the Taoiseach of Ireland 1 time
…know, we control, as you know—we, really, very powerfully control the Hormuz Strait, and nobody saw that happening. But we have very powerful control…
Sep 2, 2026 Meeting 3 times
…think too long. Okay. We have controlled and we are controlling the Hormuz Strait. We are bringing lots of boats out every day with millions…
…dropper. You know, we got rid of all the mines in the Hormuz Strait. They were trying to build a rocket that drops mines. Who…
…the new equipment that they tried to build along the Strait of Hormuz—some defensive, some offensive. They were trying to see the ships because…
Aug 19, 2026 Meeting 3 times
…pipelines—record numbers of pipelines are being built. So I think the Hormuz Strait is not going to be quite as important as it was…
…South Korea said: No, they're not interested in helping us with the Hormuz Strait, and yet they get 60 percent of the oil from the…
Jul 7, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds bilateral with the President of Turkey 1 time
…heavy press on her, but she refused to get involved with the Hormuz Strait—or you could also say just Iran. She refused to get…
Mar 26, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds a Cabinet Meeting 5 times
…if they make the right deal, then the Strait will open up—Hormuz Strait will open up. And even now, we don't know if there…
…are eight boats that are going right up the middle of the Hormuz Strait. Eight big tankers are going, loaded up with oil right through…
…that regard, Pete? I mean, the problem with the issue of the Hormuz Strait is this: We've decimated them as a military. No air force…
Mar 16, 2026 Meeting 5 times
…we're hammering their capacity to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz with more than 30 mine-laying ships destroyed. We hit, to the…
…a great example. They get 91 percent of their oil from the Hormuz Straits, which we protected for years. And it always bothered me that…
…these countries—Japan gets 95 percent of its—from the Straits, the Hormuz Straits. And it always bothered me that we're protecting them, and we…