SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO)– Questions remain about the status of the Strait of Hormuz and the ongoing conflict with Iran. Senator John Thune says it is complicated on a lot of levels.

"You're dealing with the regime. It is dishonest. They are not going to play by the rules that the rest of the world plays by. You have to be tough. I think the President has leaned into this in ways that put a lot of pressure on the regime, but the regime is not going to go quietly, " Senator John Thune said.

Today, Thune was at Southeast Technical College in Sioux Falls for the groundbreaking of the James Abdnor Center for Advanced Manufacturing expansion. KELOLAND's Karlee Phillips will have that story for us coming up at 6.

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