00:00Iran just blocked 20% of the world's oil with a six-mile-wide death trap.
00:04So the U.S. sent a ship that drops 2,200 marines behind their lines.
00:09The Strait of Hormuz is the world's most dangerous choke point.
00:12Iran has turned it into a mine-filled missile-guarded gauntlet that strangled the global oil supply.
00:18But the U.S. didn't send a standard aircraft carrier.
00:21They sent the USS Tripoli, a lightning carrier.
00:24It doesn't even have a traditional landing deck for boats.
00:27Instead, it's packed with F-35B stealth fighters and Osprey tilt rotors.
00:32This ship is designed to bypass the mines entirely.
00:35It can launch stealth strikes on Iranian missile sites without needing permission from anyone
00:40or airdrop thousands of marines directly onto Iranian-controlled islands in under two hours.
00:46It's a rapid response nightmare for any blockade.
00:49This changes the oil game from a naval standoff into a ground seizure threat.
00:53The U.S. is signaling that they can physically dismantle the blockade from the inside out.
00:58Is this the ultimate deterrent to keep the oil flowing?
01:00Or are we just one mistake away from the Strait closing for good?
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