00:18Two days ago, the U.S. Treasury Secretary stood up and told the world America has complete
00:25control of the Strait of Hormuz. Today, a bulk carrier was swarmed by multiple small craft
00:32and attacked, 11 nautical miles off the Iranian coast. Complete control.
00:40The Strait of Hormuz, the choke point that keeps the world's lights on. One-fifth of global oil trade
00:48squeezes through this narrow channel every single day. And right now, it is anything but
00:57controlled.
00:58UK MTO warning 050-26 just dropped. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, the body that monitors
01:08commercial vessel safety across the region, has confirmed a fresh attack on a northbound bulk
01:14carrier entering the Strait, approximately 11 nautical miles west of Sirik, Iran. The vessel
01:22was swarmed by multiple small craft. All crew confirmed safe, no environmental impact reported.
01:29But the ship was hit, in one of the most watched waterways on Earth.
01:36Here's what makes this particularly embarrassing for Washington. Just 48 hours ago, U.S. Treasury Secretary
01:44Scott Besant posted on X outlining American pressure on Iran, currency shortages, food and gasoline
01:52rationing, international isolation, a naval blockade squeezing Iranian ports. And then came the headline claim,
02:00the United States maintains, quote, complete control of the Strait of Hormuz. Complete control.
02:10Two days later, UK MTO issues a warning. A commercial vessel is attacked by a swarm of small boats
02:18less than a dozen miles from Iranian territory. If that's complete control, the question writes itself,
02:25what does incomplete look like? Open source intelligence points to the Minoan Falcon,
02:33a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier owned by Greek company Majesty Ship Trade Ltd as the likely vessel
02:40involved. Critically, the ship was headed toward an Iranian port at the time of the attack. No group has
02:47yet claimed responsibility. Authorities are investigating. The identity of the attackers matters enormously here.
02:54Was this IRGC fast boats? Unaffiliated armed groups? A warning shot? An attempt to board?
03:02Those answers aren't public yet, but the pattern is.
03:08Throughout 2026, the Strait of Hormuz has seen projectile strikes on container ships,
03:14fires on cargo vessels, and repeated small craft harassment.
03:18Many incidents have been linked to IRGC activity. UK MTO has issued warning after warning urging vessels
03:27to maintain heightened vigilance. The US says it has complete control of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran
03:34says it will turn that strait into a graveyard. And somewhere between those two claims, a Greek-owned
03:41bulk carrier just got attacked by a swarm of small boats, 11 miles off the Iranian coast. Complete control.
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