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01:19I'm going to go to the next one.
01:30What is up?
01:32Maybe it's up.
01:33Jim and Bradford.
02:46The world's most critical oil chokepoint is once again under threat.
02:51And this time, the danger isn't coming from warships or submarines.
02:55It's coming from speed, from numbers, from something far harder to detect.
03:02Iran's so-called mosquito fleet is emerging as a new and unpredictable challenge for Donald Trump in the Strait of
03:08Hormuz.
03:09Despite U.S. claims of crippling Iran's conventional navy through waves of strikes, Tehran continues to disrupt maritime traffic.
03:17And experts say the reason is simple.
03:20The real threat was never the big ships.
03:23It's the swarm.
03:24Iran's mosquito fleet is made up of thousands of small, fast attack boats, capable of speeds between 40 to 60
03:32knots.
03:33They're armed with machine guns, rockets, and in some cases, anti-ship missiles or mine-laying equipment.
03:39But what makes them dangerous isn't just their firepower.
03:43It's their design.
03:45Small, fast, hard to track.
03:48Military analysts say this is asymmetric warfare at its most effective.
03:52Unlike traditional warships, these vessels are cheap, expendable even.
03:57Even former Pentagon officials describe them as annoying, but they hit.
04:02And now, they're hitting where it matters most.
04:05The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow passage through which nearly 20% of the world's oil supply flows daily.
04:11Iran doesn't need to fully block the strait to create chaos.
04:15Trump himself acknowledged that smaller, fast attack craft were not considered much of a threat.
04:20But now, experts warn those same vessels are driving a major problem, turning every transit through the strait into a
04:28potential risk.
04:29And the situation on the water is shifting rapidly.
04:32On April 18th, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps declared the strait once again under strict management, effectively signaling control.
04:42This came just a day after both Washington and Tehran publicly stated the waterway was completely open.
04:49The sudden reversal highlights how fragile the situation has become.
04:53A strategic standoff, where control of the strait is no longer about dominance at sea, but about disruption.
04:59And in that game, Iran's mosquito fleet may be its most effective weapon.
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