00:26March 4, 2026, in the Indian Ocean,
00:29just 19 nautical miles off the coast of Sri Lanka,
00:33a torpedo is launched from beneath the waves.
00:36The target? The Iris Denna.
00:38At least 87 sailors dead, 61 more missing.
00:43The submarine that fired? The USS Charlotte.
00:47And Donald Trump? He couldn't wait to talk about it.
00:50Speaking to reporters after stepping off Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews,
00:55Trump declared,
00:56Their military is destroyed. Their whole navy is underwater.
01:00You know that 158 ships are gone. Their navy is gone.
01:05Most of their mine droppers are gone.
01:07He didn't stop there. In separate remarks to Fox News,
01:11Trump said,
01:19Strong words. Big numbers. But were they true?
01:22And that brings us to the man at the center of today's video,
01:26Major General Amir Hatami,
01:29Commander-in-Chief of Iran's Army,
01:31a veteran of the Iran-Iraq War.
01:33They're saying that we have completely eliminated your navy.
01:37This naval force, which they have repeatedly claimed to be completely destroyed and gone,
01:43today stands firm, resolute, and unwavering.
01:46They are consistently compelled to maintain a significant distance of 200 to 300 kilometers
01:51from this very naval power.
01:54But here's the thing. It's not entirely without basis.
01:58Iran's naval forces aren't a single entity.
02:01They're split between two very different structures.
02:04You have the IRYN, the regular Islamic Republic of Iran Navy,
02:09and then you have the IRGCN, the Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy,
02:14built for something entirely different.
02:16Fast attack craft, swarm tactics, mines.
02:19That second force? It's still very much operational.
02:24After the war began in late February 2026,
02:27Iran moved to exert control over the Strait of Hormuz,
02:31one of the most critical shipping lanes on Earth,
02:34carrying roughly 20 percent of the world's oil.
02:37Major container shipping companies, including Maersk, CMA CGM, and Hapog Lloyd,
02:42suspended all transits through the strait.
02:45Oil prices went through the roof.
02:47Then came the U.S. counterpunch.
02:50After peace talks in Islamabad collapsed on April 12, 2026,
02:54Trump declared a full U.S. naval blockade.
02:58And then on April 20, something remarkable happened.
03:01U.S. forces fired on and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship,
03:06the MV Tosca,
03:07after it attempted to bypass the naval blockade in the Gulf of Oman.
03:11Marines rappled from helicopters onto its deck.
03:15Iran was furious.
03:17Iran's foreign ministry called the seizure extremely dangerous and criminal and vowed to retaliate.
03:23And then, just this week, April 22,
03:26Iran attacked at least three commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz,
03:30just hours after Trump extended the ceasefire.
03:33Iran's Revolutionary Guard Navy seized two of those vessels, claiming maritime violations.
03:40So what about that 300-kilometer line?
03:43Is the U.S. Navy really keeping its distance out of fear?
03:46Here's the honest answer.
03:48It's complicated.
03:50Trump says the Iranian Navy is gone.
03:52Hatami says it's never been stronger.
03:55The truth?
03:56It's somewhere in between,
03:57and the Strait of Hormuz is the battlefield where that argument is being settled in real time.
04:03Hatami himself declared that the Iranian armed forces stand ready to confront any threat
04:09with firm determination, watchful eyes, and ire will and fingers on the trigger.
04:14Whether that's confidence or desperation, only the next few days will tell.
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