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00:39Two days ago, the U.S. Treasury Secretary stood up and told the world America has complete
00:46control of the Strait of Hormuz.
00:49Today, a bulk carrier was swarmed by multiple small craft and attacked, 11 nautical miles
00:56off the Iranian coast.
00:58Complete control.
01:01The Strait of Hormuz, the choke point that keeps the world's lights on, one-fifth of
01:08global oil trade squeezes through this narrow channel every single day.
01:13And right now, it is anything but controlled.
01:20UKMTO Warning 050-26 just dropped.
01:24The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, the body that monitors commercial vessel safety
01:31across the region, has confirmed a fresh attack on a northbound bulk carrier entering the strait,
01:37approximately 11 nautical miles west of Sirik, Iran.
01:41The vessel was swarmed by multiple small craft.
01:45All crew confirmed safe.
01:48No environmental impact reported.
01:50But the ship was hit in one of the most watched waterways on Earth.
01:57Here's what makes this particularly embarrassing for Washington.
02:02Just 48 hours ago, US Treasury Secretary Scott Besant posted on X outlining American pressure
02:09on Iran, currency shortages, food and gasoline rationing, international isolation, a naval blockade squeezing
02:18Iranian ports.
02:19And then came the headline claim, the United States maintains, quote, complete control of the Strait of Hormuz.
02:28Complete control.
02:32Two days later, UKMTO issues a warning.
02:35A commercial vessel is attacked by a swarm of small boats less than a dozen miles from Iranian territory.
02:42If that's complete control, the question writes itself, what does incomplete look like?
02:50Open source intelligence points to the Minoan Falcon, a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier owned by Greek company Majesty Ship Trade
02:59Ltd as the likely vessel involved.
03:02Critically, the ship was headed toward an Iranian port at the time of the attack.
03:07No group has yet claimed responsibility.
03:10Authorities are investigating.
03:12The identity of the attackers matters enormously here.
03:16Was this IRGC fastboats, unaffiliated armed groups, a warning shot, an attempt to board?
03:23Those answers aren't public yet, but the pattern is.
03:29Throughout 2026, the Strait of Hormuz has seen projectile strikes on container ships, fires on cargo vessels, and repeated small
03:38craft harassment.
03:39Many incidents have been linked to IRGC activity.
03:44UKMTO has issued warning after warning urging vessels to maintain heightened vigilance.
03:49The US says it has complete control of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran says it will turn that strait into
03:57a graveyard, and somewhere between those two claims, a Greek-owned bulk carrier just got attacked by a swarm of
04:04small boats 11 miles off the Iranian coast.
04:08Complete control.
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