Larry Johnson: The Strait of Hormuz Just Became a GRAVEYARD for US DOMINANCE

Larry Johnson asserts that the US's actions, specifically the announcement of a blockade and the attack on an Iranian commercial vessel, are direct acts of war that have sabotaged prior, successful behind-the-scenes negotiations. He predicts Iran will respond by attacking a US ship, believing only significant US casualties will "wake up" the US to the unsustainability of its current path.

Trump was um when he announced the blockade that is that's an that's an aggressive act against Iran... the targeting of this cargo ship that was coming from China you know that's an act of war period... I was told on Friday that they had actually reached an agreement uh with Ron that accepted you know Iran's preconditions... and then Trump uh sabotaged it and blew it up.

Johnson explains that Iran's effective control over the Strait of Hormuz does not rely on a deep-water navy but on deeply positioned drones and missiles within its territory. These assets are difficult for the US to neutralize with air strikes or ground operations, making any passage without Iranian permission extremely risky.

Iran doesn't need a deep water, bluewater navy. It has drones and missiles that are positioned inside the country to such a depth that it's not a simple matter of the United States flying bombers over or launching missiles to take those sites out.

The US strategy to collapse the Iranian economy through a blockade is deemed misguided and based on false premises. Johnson cites the 66-year blockade on Cuba as evidence of its ineffectiveness in compelling regime change, noting Iran's geographical advantage with open land borders to bypass maritime blockades.

they see it as part of all they have to do is collapse the Iranian economy and then that'll force the Iranians to surrender... but um you know it I it's it's misguided. It's uh it's it's based upon some false premises... we've had a block effective blockade on Cuba for 66 years. And that that hasn't worked out well.

The conflict has revealed the US military as a "one-trick pony," overly reliant on air power and unable to effectively deploy naval assets close to shore or conduct large-scale ground operations due to drone warfare and ballistic missile threats. This limits its ability to project force and achieve objectives against resilient adversaries like Iran.

the United States is a we're a one-trick pony. We we have to rely upon air power to project force... we have to do so far enough away from Iranian shores that we can't get hit with missiles or drones... the Navy ends up being a bit of a non-factor... Ground troops out of the question there, too. The the era the era of drone warfare now has made it uh virtually impossible to assemble troops in any one location.

Johnson argues that the ongoing conflict, particularly the US's use of sanctions and blockades, is inadvertently accelerating the decline of the petrodollar and increasing demand for alternative financial systems offered by BRICS nations. Gulf states, facing economic crunch and infrastructure damage, are being pushed towards using currencies like the Yuan and leveraging China's faster digital interbank payment systems.

if anything this has done the exact opposite. This has made it clear that the petro dollar no longer rules the world and that the alternatives that bricks is creating the demand for those services is accelerating... The Chinese are digital sips the crossber interbank payment system... it's like instantaneous. So this this war is redirecting restructuring global finance.