00:00The Strait of Hormuz, the world's most dangerous waterway right now, just got more dangerous.
00:06On May 18, Iran seized one commercial vessel and sank another near the strait,
00:12triggering a new surge in global oil prices and raising alarms in Washington
00:16that the ceasefire is effectively over in all but name.
00:20But that is not even the most alarming development.
00:24Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps has issued a new declaration.
00:27The Strait of Hormuz is now a
00:39American military analysts say this redefinition is designed to give Iran legal justification
00:45by its own reading to interdict any vessel it chooses at any time.
00:50The ceasefire, which has been on life support for weeks, has now been violated directly.
00:56Both Iran and the United States have fired shots at each other in the strait since the
01:02truce took effect on April 8.
01:04Trump has grown increasingly impatient.
01:07Aides say he is more seriously considering a resumption of major combat operations than
01:12at any point in recent weeks.
01:13For 130 million American households already paying over $4.50 a gallon at the pump, the worst-case
01:20scenario, a full collapse of the ceasefire and resumption of war, is now the scenario analysts
01:26are actively wargaming.
01:28Trump and Heide of Law
01:29Bill
01:29Bro
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