Is the era of Western naval dominance finally coming to a close?

Added: 2026-05-21

[00:00:00]from the land uh making things of [clears throat] the United States that it sunk the Iranian navy basically irrelevant um in terms of its impact. Uh this sets a precedent and we're now hearing the Indonesians and others talk about charging fees in the Straits of Malacca or the Lombok Strait or other straits that go through the Indonesian archipelago. Um we I think we've seen a precedent set that is likely to be followed and and it really marks the end of 263 years of Anglo-American maritime hegemony uh um or perhaps not the end but the beginning of the end.