00:20One straight, 20% of the world's oil, and Iran just said, we're taking control.
00:27No Israeli ships, ever.
00:30And if your country bombed us, you're paying reparations before a single vessel gets through.
00:36This just got very real.
00:39The Strait of Hormuz is arguably the most important 21 miles of water on the planet.
00:46Every day, a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas flows through it.
00:51Saudi oil, Kuwaiti oil, UAE exports, Iraqi crude.
00:57All of it squeezes through this narrow channel between Iran and Oman.
01:02Iran has always known this is their ultimate card, and they just announced they're playing it.
01:09Iranian lawmakers, including first deputy speaker Ali Nikzad, have unveiled a sweeping 12-point draft law that would fundamentally reshape
01:20who gets through the Strait of Hormuz and on whose terms.
01:23Here's what's in it.
01:25Israeli-linked vessels, flagged, owned, or connected to Israel in any way are permanently banned.
01:32No exceptions.
01:33Not during conflict.
01:35Not during ceasefire.
01:37Never.
01:37Ships from nations Iran classifies as hostile think the U.S. and its allies who participated in strikes on Iranian
01:45territory are blocked entirely unless their governments pay war reparations for damages caused during the recent conflict.
01:54And everyone else?
02:03This isn't the Strait of Hormuz you knew.
02:06Iran is essentially proposing to turn one of the world's most critical international waterways into a toll booth with themselves
02:15as the sole operator.
02:17This didn't come out of nowhere.
02:19This proposal is Iran's answer to that stalemate.
02:23Geographic leverage converted into political and economic pressure.
02:27Now, this is still a draft law, not implemented policy, and the U.S. has been crystal clear.
02:34The Strait will stay open.
02:36International maritime law backs that up.
02:39But Iran doesn't need to fully close it to cause chaos.
02:42Just the threat alone spikes oil prices, skyrockets insurance costs, and forces shipping companies to rethink every route.
02:51Iran is sending a message.
02:53We're not negotiating from weakness anymore.
02:56Whether the world accepts that, that's the question that could reshape global energy markets overnight.
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