Iran controls Strait of Hormuz? Christopher Helali on US Navy reports and blockade

Reports claim a US Navy boat was struck near the Strait of Hormuz after allegedly ignoring Iranian warnings — a claim denied by U.S. Central Command.

Christopher Helali, journalist at DD Geopolitics and recently returned from the Persian Gulf region, joins RT International to discuss Iran’s declared zone of control in the Strait of Hormuz, the legal and military implications of a blockade, and the risk of a wider regional war involving the United States, Israel, Iran, and Gulf states.

Helali argues that Iran sees the Strait of Hormuz as essential to its national security, that a blockade constitutes an act of war under international law, and that any renewed U.S.-Israeli offensive could trigger a prolonged Iranian response.