Iran Attacked a US-Protected Convoy – 41 Minutes Later, Their Largest Naval Base Was Gone.lh

The summer of 2026 had illustrated what a limited naval war looked like—ships attacked, bases destroyed, oil spilled, and lives lost.

No one wanted to see what unlimited war would entail, yet no one knew how to stop the escalation either.

The Strait of Hormuz remains the world’s most critical choke point, with 21 million barrels of oil transported daily through contested waters, and two nations poised to fight for control over it.