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Today we'll continue tracking the latest developments regarding the Hormuz Strait
The conflict between the United States Israel and Iran
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Iran forced the U S Navy to back down in a confrontation at the Strait of Hormuz
Today further reports have emerged about Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Cyber Force
It has attacked two additional foreign oil tankers in the Persian Gulf
raising the total number of vessels targeted in the past 24 hours to six
Things became more complicated last night when Iran warned
the Houthi forces in Yemen and other Iran-backed groups
It may be possible to blockade the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula
Meanwhile on March 12 President Trump declared tha
The large-scale military campaign had essentially ended almost as soon as it began
The only question was when and when would we stop
Is it too early for President Trump to claim victory
when asymmetric warfare remains a very significant threat
and will it continue for several weeks or even months
As some experts have pointed out
Endurance modes don't require absolute victory to change the game
—they just need to endure the shock while making recovery possible
The old balance of power had become too costly for the opponent
Now let's analyze the asymmetric contest unfolding in the Strait of Hormuz
Iran's successes over the past few days show
the country appears to be exerting maximum pressure
and forced the U S Navy to retreat through the Strait of Hormuz
It's clear that an effective blockade is now in place
Iran allowed only certain friendly vessels
to pass through while destroying all others
Satellite imagery reveals the strait devoid of ships
with vessels lined up along both opposite shores
waiting to resolve the congestion issue and almost no ships dared to proceed Despite President
Donald Trump's assertion tha
The Strait of Hormuz remains fully
secure and positioning data reports
indicate that ships appear to be passing through this chokepoint
But the new analysis revealed that
the fleet mentioned in those reports was actually not real
Large-scale GPS spoofing operations generated false data
Sailors from multiple countries inadvertently became unwitting participants
due to the large-scale destruction of oil tankers and port
facilities in the UAE Oman Kuwait and various other locations
The video shot from the cargo ship of China
captured the moment Iran's Shaheed 136 drone
Attacked an oil storage facility at Oman's Salalah port on the morning of March 12
The damage was extensive
This video captures the moment an Iranian vessel loaded with explosives
rammed into an oil tanker owned by
the United States in the Persian Gulf
Another vessel flying the Thai flag caught fire near the
Strait of Hormuz on March 12 captured from a specific viewpoint
The crew members had evacuated onto the lifeboat
The most notable development centered on Iran
It is believed to have begun
clearing naval mines in the strait However official statements
from Iranian officials have denied this
Meanwhile the United States
appears to be trying to minimize
panic by stating that Iran has only deployed ten mines
and the Americans have destroyed
most of the mine-clearing vessels
in recent days to eliminate Iran's mine-clearing capability
U S Treasury Secretary Scott Bensett on the other hand
argued that the oil tankers flying Iranian and Chinese flags
The Iranian Strait is currently shrouded in a fog
of war deliberately
engineered to deliver advantage
for both sides for different reasons
For Trump it was obvious
he wanted to reassure that the U S was in control
On the other hand Iran also wants to send the message that
it has not yet fully resorted
to its highest level of weaponry
although Tehran appears to have
tested public opinion regarding the use
of mines not to mention strategic considerations
Keeping its intentions undisclosed
and unannounced is highly advantageous
for Iran and the
more confused its adversaries remain the better
On one hand foreign oil tankers and
energy facilities in the Persian Gulf have
been continuously attacked by Iran yet
on the other hand Iran's island of Iraq
It hasn't been attacked yet It's unclear
whether the Trump administration is trying to
preserve this strategic oil facility for the
new Iranian government or is simply concerned
economic disruption even if
that means preserving Iran 's
oil reserves and allowing Iran to maintain its outpu
freely transported outside
This highlights the limitation that the United States
lacks sufficient capability to defeat Iran
fast enough to prevent
economic shocks from spreading widely The U S
has already done this in Venezuela
but with Iran it seems more difficult
While the U S Navy continues
to claim it is in control of the situation
on the other hand it also asserts tha
The reopening of the strait is beyond his capabilities
U S Energy Secretary Chris Wright
clearly stated the reasons why the U S Navy
We are still not ready to
escort oil tankers through the Strait
of Hormuz We simply aren't ready yet
All of our current military
resources are focused on dismantling
Iran's attack capabilities and its weapons production industry
providing those attack capabilities
Nevertheless Mr Wright added that
the U S Navy could escort ships
Shipping oil through the strait at the end of this month Could
this be the main reason behind the U S
A naval force is reportedly
The world's most powerful nation is now
acknowledging it cannot maintain freedom
of navigation through one of the globe 's
most critical maritime chokepoints
There are two reasons explaining why the U S declined to escort
the oil tankers First the presence
of U warships accompanying them
Deploying minesweeping vessels to
escort oil tankers is extremely costly
The U S military is unwilling to take on such missions
in the context of asymmetric
warfare A modern Navy force
operating a escort system
to protect commercial vessels
from a armed group using fast boats and AK-47 rifles
and whether rocket-propelled ammunition is the clearest
example of asymmetric conflict
that anyone can easily envision
In terms of equipment the U S Navy's surface
combatants used primarily for escort duties are
mainly Ticonderoga-class cruisers
and the Ackleyburg-class
destroyers were supplemented
by Cyclone-class patrol vessels and smaller craft
These cruisers and destroyers
For any enemy the Ackleyburg
-class destroyer is a lurking
nightmare equipped with a
formidable array of weapons
cluding 5-inch guns Tomahawk cruise missiles capable of
striking targets thousands of
miles away and SM-2 guided missiles
SM-3 and SM-6 capable
of engaging drones manned
aircraft ballistic missiles and even satellites
as well as short-range weapon
systems and two MH-60R helicopters
Of course an Ackleyburg-class destroyer is fully crewed
well-trained and equipped
with state-of-the-art weaponry
valued at over two billion dollars
the upgraded fast attack craft
used by Iran's forces to attack commercial vessels
en it costs only a few tens of thousands of dollars even
a fleet of fast attack craft equipped with missiles
and short-range guns still costs only
significantly lower than that of a destroyer
This financial disparity is extremely evident
Monday is that even if
warships participate in any
such escort efforts they would face extreme risks
especially those mobile land-based anti-ship missiles from Iran most
of these anti-ship missiles have a
maximum range of up to 300 kilometers
As long as the American ships remain
beyond missile range they'll be relatively safe
but the closer they get to the danger zone the more at risk they become
The greater the risk becomes at ranges of 200 to 300 kilometers U S warships also
face heightened danger of attack
by anti-ship ballistic missiles
and long-range cruise missiles
at ranges of 25 to 50 kilometers they pose a significant threa
attacked by various types of smaller
cheaper anti-ship cruise
missiles and drones
At a distance of over 30 kilometers
they are at risk of being attacked
by Iranian unmanned boats On this occasion Iran has also announced
a video showing underground drone
storage facilities concealed
beneath their grounds intended to counter Trump's claims
regarding the complete destruction of the Iranian navy
Currently there are no U S warships within 700
kilometers of the Iranian
coastline he also stated
Iran is the second country in
the world after Russia to possess
underwater-launched missiles also known as high-speed torpedoes
Over 360 kilometers per hour
This Iranian general's focus is on
the Soviet Scarva torpedo
reaching speeds of nearly 250
miles per hour by using a highly
advanced form of supercavitation — clearly this is a threa
Regarding U S warships in the Strait of Hormuz
in short the U claims
significant successes at sea
Over 60 Iranian warships destroyed
However despite these severe losses
Iran's ability to compete
has not been entirely eliminated
More importantly Iran continues to maintain its influence
Regarding the strategic importance of the Hormuz Strait one
cannot deny the fact that U S
and Israeli military campaigns
as highlighted Iran's strong
capabilities and conventional military
strength but the persistent threat will be asymmetric warfare
cluding drone attacks mines and the
capability to sabotage underwater installations
as well as a range of low-cost
weapons causing significant
damage while simultaneously creating instability
In commercial shipping activities
in the Gulf of Ba Thu Iran hopes
to achieve two outcomes: first Iran expects oil prices to rise
and secondly they hope to demonstrate that they
remain the dominant power in the Middle East
Leverage that position as a bargaining
tool to end the war and ease the sanctions
President Trump has sent constantly shifting signals regarding the
timing of America's conflict with Iran
Another sign of this uncertainty is
e cost of the conflict according to a report by The
New York Times reveals that
the first week of the war
The U S has spent over 11.3 billion dollars and this
shows the conflict may not
bring about political change
quickly just as Mr Trump and Mr
Netanyahu had hoped
Failed strategy to change the regime
One of the main objectives of the terrifying fury campaign is reportedly aimed
at changing Iran's regime
The U S aim is to weaken Islamic leadership and
replace it with a more Western-friendly government
A precedent has been set that has sparked controversy
Targeted assinations aimed at
high-ranking political leaders
In history such tactics were primarily used to
counter insurgent leaders
such as Osama Bin Laden
or Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
But targeting leaders
recognized by nations
marked a major shift
line with international standards
on warfare the United States appears
to believe that eliminating Iran's top-level leadership is justified
within the first strike on February 28 it will trigger an
internal political collapse akin to the Trump
administration's actions in Venezuela
And the Iranian people could drive political change once the power
structure weakens yet the reality
on the ground remains complicated
The situation is far more complex— bombing campaigns and purely military
operations alone cannot bring about
immediate political change in Iran
Without large-scale intervention changing the regime remains
highly uncertain and sending
troops into Iran is not an option
But the U S still isn't ready
So is Donald Trump failing Before
answering that question we need
to pay attention to two statements
Almost simultaneously this
morning May 12 President
Trump and Iran's new Supreme Leader Mustafa Khamene
For Mustafa this is his first
public statement since succeeding
his father in which he declared
that closing the Strait of Hormuz
should continue to be used as a tool to pressure
adversaries he also stated
that all U S bases in the regio
The bases must be immediately closed and attacked
Furthermore the statement
also thanked the Houthi forces
Yemen and Hezbollah in Lebanon
due to their support alarmingly
this new leader has also warned
of opening additional fronts
CNN quoted experts who said
Mustafa's statement indicated that
Iran was clearly sending signals
that it was not seeking a ceasefire
or ending the war which they believe the United States and its allies and even the
global economy itself depend o
The cost of this conflict has not yet reached its full toll As for
President Trump he continues to seek
ways to stabilize global oil prices
after making the following statement at the
oak podium: the United States is the world 's
largest oil producer far surpassing other
countries therefore when oil prices rise
We earned a great deal of money but what matters far
more —and is of much greater concern
to me as President—is this
It is about preventing Iran from acquiring
nuclear weapons The statements from both sides
show that one hand Mustafa views closing the Strait of Hormuz as
at weapon is a powerful tool to drive
oil prices upward forcing the U S
to pay a heavy price whereas conversely Trump confidently declared tha
Rising oil prices helped the United States earn more money
Many people laughed at the music
and mocked Trump for running out of ideas
As of the time we produced this video the price of
crude oil had risen to
nearly 110 dollars per barrel
Meanwhile WTI oil was trading at $107 both
surging sharply despite
the 32 member countries
e International Energy Agency (IEA) agreed to release a
record emergency oil reserve
of up to 400 million barrels
o curb energy prices
Despite oil price forecasts exceeding 150 dollars
even reaching 200 dollars as seen in Iran
We have already warned against exclusion
worse still we haven't even accounted
for the sharp fluctuations in diesel
fuel aviation fuel and fertilizers
and essential chemicals such as sulfur helium gas
If these were lacking the economy
agriculture and industry would face serious difficulties
Industries such as copper production and technology
goods like semiconductors
will also be severely affected
In short the current situation resembles
a latent combination of the 1973 oil shock
The 2022 Russia-Ukraine war-induced
supply shock and the banana supply shoc
The longer the war in Iran drags on the more the
damage will multiply
exponentially like a domino effect
And that is precisely what the energy
market is reflecting and what the
Tehran authorities are counting on— even
with current estimates they believe
If the conflict ended right now it would still
take two weeks to stabilize the situation
and another two months to get everything
back to normal not to mention the
escalating tensions between the United States and Iran which show signs of widening in scope
geographically and escalatory
Given the geographical context
even as Trump continues to oppose using foreign nationals
as a tool to counter Tehran
en Azerbaijan the country recently
attacked by an Iranian drone is
another issue altogether—Pakistan
too has emphasized its defense treaty
partnership with Saudi Arabia
and all three are rivals of Iran
Russia has also openly declared it is not neutral
Supporting Iran at the United Nations
Along with this the latest report indicates that Moscow
is supplying Iran with various intelligence reports
cluding satellite imagery and drone-targeting tactics
designed to enable Iran to
strike U S forces in the regio
The escalating situation
over the past week has seen
attacks targeting energy facilities on both sides
Iran suffered greater losses in the process Trump is
reportedly considering sending
special forces into Iran
Meanwhile the third attack
carrier group is en route and furthermore Iran has appointed
Mustafa Khamenei as supreme leader
The banana-related items my uncle just listed above
suggest that the U S -Israel military campaign
seems to be making too many mistakes by escalating the conflict beyond
spreading beyond Iran and reaching across the entire Middle East The
question arises: could this be a
catastrophic mistake by the United States
is part of the pre-planned strategy to
maintain the room note
that in the second half
In 2025 and early 2026 the United States used its
military to disrupt supply
chains destined for China
o balance the dominance Beijing could leverage to pressure the
United States with the goal of
securing cheap goods for themselves
and expensive goods for other countries
These banana supply disruptions include
the 12-day conflict between Israel and Ira
Nigeria's missile strike Venezuela's
surprise raid pressure on Panama to remove
China's operating rights from the
Panama Canal and Iran's current conflict—
Expert Adnaz Ahazi believes the
benefits the Trump administration
could gain from the closure of the
Hormuz Strait might be substantial
According to this expert many people
predicted that global oil prices could reach 200 dollars
but no one anticipated that oil prices would
In the U S it might only reach 50
dollars this expert believes the
U will be relatively less affected by the global economic turmoil
Why Because the United States and other countries in the Americas
are relatively energy self-sufficient
Keep in mind that it's not jus
ere are oil-rich bays such as the Gulf of
Mexico in the United States which also
contain vast reserves of oil and gas a report from the U S Department of the Interior in October
In 2025 it was reported
that oil reserves here have
increased by 1.3 billion
barrels equivalent since 2021
Raising the estimated total oil volume to 7.04 billion barrels equivalent
This figure includes
5.77 billion barrels of oil and
7.15 trillion cubic feet of naturally occurring gas reserves
This new data confirms
the United States now holds a vast energy treasure trove
And under President Trump's leadership we are unlocking it—
especially as liquefied natural gas supplies from the Gulf region grow
If supply is severed U S liquefied natural gas will
be the lowest-risk global option who
then would trust the Gulf region
The suppliers remain unsafe
there unless the entire Middle
East is placed under an American
-style peace And naturally
Once oil shipments are blocked at Hormuz liquefied natural gas or
American oil will become even more
valuable just as Trump has claimed
The United States is the world's largest
oil supplier far surpassing other countries
therefore when oil prices rise we stand to make
a great deal of money Furthermore
Trump also cited the unstable energy situation
caused by the Iran conflict to invoke
emergency powers and restart offshore oil drilling projects off
the coast of California
Already shuttered by Joe Biden's green policy
It's clear Trump is killing two birds with one stone
Moreover
The United States and other American countries have become self-sufficient in many
essential goods that are directly or indirectly blocked through
the Strait of Hormuz
cluding fertilizer which means the food supply of the United States and the United States is at ris
It also includes helium vital
for manufacturing semiconductor
materials while other supply sources may soon be depleted
Conversely
Europe is once again in a
disadvantaged position during this
crisis along with Asian producers who rely heavily on energy
and is currently struggling with America's stance especially
as China will have to rely on its
own reserves for a long time
And of course Beijing will no longer view Russia as a subordinate
partner since it will need Moscow's supply of raw materials and fuel
Current developments are fueling speculation that
this could be Plan B should
the U S fail to subdue Iran
by changing the
regime as successfully done in Venezuela or
perhaps we simply regard this as mere fortunate coincidence
but the U S might seek to
exploit if it chooses however
Trump's Americas Shield project is a regional alliance
Aligned with the security and geopolitical
priorities of the United States under Trump 's
leadership the initiative was launched at the same time as
the ongoing Iran conflict
Of course it will put pressure on Cuba to
keep the country within America's sphere
of influence—could this perhaps be yet
another rather coincidental occurrence
Could it be a major
game by Trump considering
that Israel under Netanyahu
—a close ally of Trump—
s benefiting the most in the
long term from this conflic
Israel benefits from the Middle East dividing into opposing blocs aligned against Iran
even as Iran gains some advantage in
its asymmetric confrontation with the U S Navy
at the Strait of Hormuz But on the foreign policy front
Tehran has suffered setbacks
First the United Nations Security Council
Just passed a resolution condemning Iran for attacks mistakenly
targeting Gulf states the resolution
was backed by 135 countries
The Al Jazeera footage described this as the highest number of co-sponsoring countries
for a resolution to date
This represents a significant diplomatic setback for Iran
Secondly for many decades Arab
nations have criticized Israel
and publicly support the State of Palestine
But now the situation is changing
—Iran's attacks on countries in
the Gulf have inadvertently led to the formation of
a bloc centered on Saudi Arabia
Pakistan Turkey Egypt and Oman
is taking shape as a cooperative framewor
based on sovereignty these
countries are increasingly concerned
about Iran and some of them may
strengthen their ties with Israel
o counter Tehran's influence
another bloc has emerged around
Israel and the UAE strengthened by
defense and high-tech cooperation
Baian's perception plays a pivotal role in this structure
maintaining a deep energy security relationship with Israel
It is also closely linked with
Turkey expanding cooperation with the
UAE becoming a pivotal connection
between regional power networks
The most notable development is the growing
closeness among Turkey Saudi Arabia and Egypt
a triangle capable of reshaping the regional military and diplomatic balance
as Gulf states historically rivals become
entangled in a new strategic configuratio
Israel is once again drawing closer to its
former enemies due to a
shared concern over Iran
This has made Israel the ultimate beneficiary with countries increasingly viewing
Israel as a strategic security partner and
a collaborator in technological advancement
Arab nations that previously
maintained diplomatic distance may
normalize Israel's status in the region while Israel continues to weaken
significantly bolstering groups
like Hamas in Gaza the Houthi
movement in Yemen and Hezbollah in
Lebanon if Iran continues to weake
These groups may struggle to resume operations Moreover
the conflict with Iran backed
directly by the United States
has also somewhat alleviated concerns about
nuclear capabilities as well as bridging the
gap between the country's political and military leadership and its elite intelligence personnel
Current reports indicate that
Supreme Leader Mustafa Khamenei
is seriously injured in a coma
and has undergone spinal surgery
The Sun still wants to believe
that despite such severe injuries
Mr Mustafa was still in the hands of Iran's religious leaders
Appointed as the supreme leader
It remains unclear at present
whether he was injured on the same day as his father
was assinated or not
The Iranian ambassador to Shib confirmed that Iran's new supreme leader
miraculously survived the
airstrike and sustained injuries
leading to the deaths of six family members according to
CNN Mustafa Khamenei appeared
only through a written stateme
on Iranian television the speculation
about his health condition
and his true role within Iran's
power structure has only intensified
And no one knows where Iran's future is headed if
this information is true
That concludes today's program
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