The most consequential sentence spoken by a Defense Secretary in a generation.
"No one sails from the Strait of Hormuz to anywhere in the world without the permission of the United States."
Pete Hegseth. Today. On the record.
This is not a warning. This is not a threat.
This is a declaration of control over the world's most critical waterway.
Break down what "permission" actually means at the Strait of Hormuz.
20% of global oil supply. Every day.
Qatar's LNG exports. Iraq's crude. Saudi Arabia's tankers.