Speaker 1: Welcome back everybody. Today, we're gonna do a little different podcast.
Speaker 1: We're going to be focusing on the Strait of Hermose
Speaker 1: and the role the special forces are playing. So US
Speaker 1: Central Command CENTCOM executed a significant round of strikes against
Speaker 1: Iranian targets. We're talking about over eighty sites hit in
Speaker 1: direct response to attacks and commercial shipping. This isn't just
Speaker 1: another headline. It's a live demonstration of power projection. The
Speaker 1: Strait of Remuse is one of the most critical trike
Speaker 1: points on the planet. Roughly twenty percent of the world's
Speaker 1: oil and gas flows through there. When vessels get attacked
Speaker 1: specifically three commercial ships, including crude oil tankers and an
Speaker 1: LNG carrier, it's not just a regional problem anymore. It
Speaker 1: threatens global energy markets, civilian mariners, and international commerce. The
Speaker 1: IRGC elements struck those vessels. SENTCOM called it a clear
Speaker 1: violation of existing understanding. US forces launched munitions against more
Speaker 1: than eighty targets. The list reads like a targeting package
Speaker 1: designed to degrade Iran's ability to threaten shipping. Air defense
Speaker 1: systems were hit, command and control nodes, coastal radar, site
Speaker 1: radar sites, anti ship missile infrastructure and more than sixty
Speaker 1: Islamic Revolutionary Guard CORESE small boots operating in and around
Speaker 1: the Strait. Strikes focused along the Iranian coastline in areas
Speaker 1: like Kusham Island. The goal was straightforward, impose heavy costs
Speaker 1: and restore to terrence so commercial traffic can move safely. First,
Speaker 1: the targeting strikes like these don't happen in a vacuum.
Speaker 1: They rely on high fidelity intelligence, persistent surveillance, and the
Speaker 1: ability to positively identify threats in real time. And that's
Speaker 1: where special ops often play a supporting or enabling role,
Speaker 1: whether through four deployed elements, joint targeting cells, or direct
Speaker 1: action support when needed. This isn't large scale invasions. This
Speaker 1: is surgical. It's the kind of work that minimizes collateral
Speaker 1: damage while maximizing effect. Another key composent is that over
Speaker 1: sixty irgcs wall boats taken off the board in one go.
Speaker 1: These fast attack craft are a classic asymmetric threat, cheap, numerous,
Speaker 1: and dangerous, and confined waters. Neutralize them requires more than
Speaker 1: just airpower. It often involves the integration of naval special warfare, intelligence, fusion,
Speaker 1: and sometimes direct intradiction. Think boarding operations, visit boards, search
Speaker 1: seizure tactics, or preemptive strikes informed by operators who understand
Speaker 1: the environment. When you hear precision musicians hitting boats in
Speaker 1: coastal site, you can bet there's a special op helping
Speaker 1: shape that picture. And finally, it's the broader strategic signal.
Speaker 1: Trump has framed the US role now as guardian of
Speaker 1: the Hamuse. There are reports of reinstated blockade elements, notification
Speaker 1: of Congress for extended operational authorities, and a clear message
Speaker 1: that attacks on civilian shipping will not be tolerated. This
Speaker 1: is not simply a kinetic response. It's a statement about
Speaker 1: freedom of navigation and the costs of disrupting global trade.
Speaker 1: For operators, this kind of environment means heightened readiness. Rules
Speaker 1: of engagement tighten or expand quickly, Logistic lines stretch, and
Speaker 1: the demand for real time intelligence goes through the roof.
Speaker 1: When you're dealing with small boats, swarms, and coastal defenses.
Speaker 1: Success hinges on a few fundamentals. You need persistent ISR intelligence,
Speaker 1: surveillance reconnaissance to track patterns of life and identify high
Speaker 1: value targets. You need the ability to strike fast and accurately,
Speaker 1: often at night or in poor visibility, and you need
Speaker 1: the training to operate in a high thread environment, especially
Speaker 1: where the adversary uses asymmetric tools like mines, fast boats,
Speaker 1: or shore based missiles. The July strikes appear to have
Speaker 1: focused on degrading the Maritimes strike network rather than broad
Speaker 1: than brought infrastructure hits. This time, from an operator's perspective,
Speaker 1: they also think about the helimint element. The crews on
Speaker 1: those commercial vessels innocent marriror is just trying to move
Speaker 1: cargo or put a risk, and that matters. Special forces
Speaker 1: train with a strong sense of protecting the innocent while
Speaker 1: holding adversaries accountable. When Sibcom says the strikes were men
Speaker 1: to impose heavy costs for targeting civilian crude vessels, that
Speaker 1: language resonates. Now, what does this mean going forward? Likely
Speaker 1: to see continued vigilance in the Strait. Additional strikes have
Speaker 1: been reported and follow on days, further degrading Iranian capabilities.
Speaker 1: The combination of kinetic effects on the ground or rather
Speaker 1: on the water, plus diplomatic and economic pressure creates a
Speaker 1: multi domain response for special ops. This environment rewards units
Speaker 1: that can operate across domains, maritime, air, cyber, and information.
Speaker 1: I want to be clear that it's not about cheering conflict.
Speaker 1: It's about understanding the realities of power in deterrence in
Speaker 1: a critical region. The men and women executing their missions
Speaker 1: are professionals doing a difficult job under intense scrutiny. Those
Speaker 1: of you listening who are operators, veterans, or just folks
Speaker 1: who want to understand, pay attention to how targeting cycles
Speaker 1: work in time real time. Notice the emphasis on degrading
Speaker 1: specific capabilities small boats, radars, missiles rather than symbolic strikes.
Speaker 1: That's a professional military thinking. It's effect space and reflects
Speaker 1: lessons learned from years of operating in complex environments. If
Speaker 1: you're new to this space or just trying to make
Speaker 1: sense to the headlines, the takeaway is this the straight
Speaker 1: up her mouse remains a flashpoint because geography and resources
Speaker 1: make it so. When one side disrupts commercial traffic, the
Speaker 1: response is calibrated, but firm special forces are offered the
Speaker 1: tip of the spear, or the eyes and the ears
Speaker 1: that make precise strikes possible.