00:00U.S. President Donald Trump has announced the immediate reinstatement of a strict naval
00:04blockade on Iranian ports while declaring that the United States will take unilateral
00:08control of the Strait of Hormuz and force a 20% charge on all transiting cargo.
00:13Trump asserted that the U.S. military would from now on act as the sole guardian of the
00:18volatile gateway, demanding reimbursement from international shipping for the massive
00:22operational costs of securing the global energy route.
00:25The high-stakes maritime standoff escalated after U.S. Central Command deployed advanced
00:29maritime combat drones for the first time, utilizing three unmanned surface vessels to
00:34strike an Iranian submarine and a maintenance base at Bandar Abbas.
00:40In immediate retaliation for these strikes, Iran's Revolutionary Guard launched heavy missile
00:44and drone salvos against U.S. assets in Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait and Oman, with Gulf air defenses
00:50actively intercepting multiple incoming projectiles.
00:54A joint statement has been issued by European countries including Britain, France and Germany
00:59Germany condemning Tehran's attacks while London announced plans to officially designate
01:04the Revolutionary Guard as a national security threat.
01:08The rapid escalation has pushed the critical June framework agreement to the brink of collapse,
01:13leaving international mediators scrambling to salvage the truce as crude oil prices surge
01:18amid threat of a renewed all-out war.
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