In this Money & Empires analysis, the video explores Iran’s decades-long asymmetric naval strategy to turn the narrow Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz into a potential “carrier graveyard” for U.S. Navy forces—leveraging swarms of cheap drones and speedboats, coastal/underground missiles, mines, and geography to create an A2/AD kill zone that offsets America’s superior firepower without needing conventional parity; it details historical roots from the Iran-Iraq War, recent claims/maps declaring exclusion zones, resilience of underground facilities post-strikes, and the high risks/costs for large carriers operating in such confined waters amid ongoing tensions.
