00:00Over the past few days, the Americans have declared their intention to impose a naval blockade on Iran.
00:07These days we're seeing conflicting reports in the media regarding the actual implementation of these restrictions.
00:13Some claim that Iranian ships still have the ability to pass, while Americans announced they've prevented Iran's maritime trade.
00:21I'd like you to explain the situation in this regard,
00:24specifically whether this action fundamentally contradicts the ceasefire that has taken place. Thank you.
00:31Understand this. Iran is not susceptible to a blockade. That's one.
00:35And secondly,
00:40if you find yourselves unable to achieve success within the framework of a diplomatic process
00:45and then subsequently choose to employ an alternative instrument for the application of pressure,
00:49then without any doubt whatsoever, you will not be successful once again.
00:54And the third point, yes, is that this particular action is indeed a highly provocative one.
00:58It stands in direct violation of the fundamental principles and co-foundations of international law.
01:02This specific action by the United States completely lacks any legal basis or justification.
01:10This could be a prelude to a violation of the ceasefire agreement.
01:15And without a doubt, the Islamic Republic of Iran, our armed forces,
01:18are very carefully monitoring all the developments in that region.
01:21And wherever it becomes necessary, they will certainly demonstrate the appropriate response.
01:50The American warships entered the street of Hormuz,
01:54and around the US in the US in the US in the US in the US in the US in
01:54the US in the US in the US.
01:54Iranian drone spotted them and moved in. Warnings were issued. The drone kept coming. The U.S.
02:01military pulled the trigger and shot it out of the sky. And Iran? Iran told the world the
02:06Americans retreated. The Strait of Hormuz, 20% of the world's oil, three miles wide at its narrowest
02:14point. It has been mined, blockaded, fought over, and as of this week, it is the most dangerous
02:21stretch of water on the planet. What happened in the last 48 hours is not just another headline.
02:27It is a live demonstration of exactly how quickly this conflict can spiral and exactly how little
02:33margin for error exists in one of the world's most critical choke points. The USS Frank E. Peterson
02:40and the USS Michael Murphy, two guided missile destroyers, some of the most capable surface
02:46warships in the U.S. Navy's arsenal. They entered the Strait of Hormuz on a mission that sounds
02:52straightforward but was anything but. This was the first U.S. warship transit through the strait in
02:58months. Midway through the transit, an Iranian drone appeared. U.S. officials described it as
03:04aggressive, closing fast on the destroyers despite repeated de-escalatory warnings from the ship's
03:10crews. The warnings didn't work. The drone kept coming. And so the U.S. did what it said it would
03:16do.
03:16It shot the drone down. Clean. No injuries to American personnel. No damage to either vessel.
03:23Both destroyers completed the transit and are now positioned inside the Arabian Gulf.
03:28Now here's where it gets interesting. Iran's IRGC released its own version of events almost
03:34immediately. Iranian state media claimed the destroyers were warned via radio to turn back
03:40and did turn back. They released what they described as footage of the confrontation,
03:45framing it as a successful deterrent. A victory.
03:49Navy warship 121. This is Sepa Navy Station. You must alter course and go back to the Indian
03:56Ocean immediately. If you don't obey my order, you will be targeted. Out.
04:03This is coalition warship 121. Engage in transit passage in accordance with international law.
04:08U.S. Central Command rejected that narrative completely and without hesitation.
04:14On April 13th, the U.S. formally implemented a full naval blockade of Iranian ports in the Persian Gulf
04:20and Gulf of Oman. Trump announced it personally after ceasefire talks in Pakistan collapsed,
04:26calling it necessary to stop Iran from, his words, blackmailing global energy markets.
04:32But Trump also issued a warning that left no room for ambiguity. Any Iranian fast-attack ships
04:39or warships that approach the blockade zone will be, again, his exact words, immediately eliminated.
04:46That warning is now being tested in real time. A drone is already down, as per U.S.
04:52Iranian gunboats have already been active in the region. And the strait, three miles wide in places,
04:58leaves almost no physical space between a warning and a confrontation. A drone shot down,
05:04mines in the water, a blockade enforced by guided missile destroyers, a ceasefire that expires in
05:11days, and two sides telling completely opposite stories about what just happened in the same
05:17stretch of ocean. The strait of Hormuz has always been described as a potential flashpoint,
05:22a place where one bad decision, one miscalculation could trigger something nobody can control.
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