James Stout

There are two channels that are each about two miles wide.

I think they're three kilometers wide.

It's still not...

very great at that conversion so the United States attempted to open one channel and then run a convoy system right think about when you have roadworks and you know the cars go one way and then the cars go the other way and someone goes in front of you and they have like a flashing light tell you to follow them or what have you and the United States attempted to escort convoys of mostly re-flagged Kuwaiti oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz right and

The very first escort mission involved a Kuwaiti oil tanker that had been re-flagged as an American tanker to become the Bridgerton.

And it was the Bridgerton that struck an underwater mine on that very first mission.

It didn't cause any casualties.

It did cause damage to the ship.

During that same operation, a United States ship also struck a mine.

It was called the United States Samuel Roberts, Samuel B. Roberts, I believe.

it struck a mine while transiting international waters.

It just goes to show that when there are mines in this area, in any area, it's very hard to know when they've all been removed and it's very hard to know where they all are, right?

Now, during that same operation, a United States warship mistakenly shot down an Australian civilian flight, killing all 290 people on board.

This goes to show how crowded the space is around the Strait of Hormuz.

And it goes to show how, I mean, even in a relatively modern war, the possibility for mistakes is very high.

And that's before you even consider the fact that the Trump administration is willing to accept, even among administrations in the United States, they are willing to accept a very high number of innocent deaths.

I also want to talk about, because this is such a small strait, such a crowded strait, right, the possibility of attack is not just limited to naval attack, right, to boats.

We know the U.S.

destroyed most of Iran's navy, and we're going to speak about how the IRGC navy is not the same as Iran's regular flag navy, right?

When we talk about the Iranian navy, big gray boats, yes, the U.S.