Spanish authorities said the ship’s captain later admitted the cargo included “components for two nuclear reactors similar to those used in submarines,” though he was unsure whether they contained nuclear fuel.

The reactors were likely headed to the North Korean port of Rason after Pyongyang sent troops to support Russia in Ukraine. The vessel slowed suddenly on December 22 before suffering three explosions near the engine room a day later, killing two crew members.

Spanish investigators found a 50cm inward-facing hole in the hull and are examining whether a rare supercavitating torpedo or explosive device caused the damage. After the surviving crew evacuated, the Russian warship Ivan Gren ordered nearby vessels away before four more explosions were detected shortly before the ship sank.

A week later, the suspected Russian spy ship Yantar visited the wreck site, and four additional explosions were reportedly recorded.

The wreck has since attracted unusual military attention, including two flights by rare U.S. WC-135R “nuke sniffer” aircraft over the site. The ship’s owner later described the sinking as a “targeted terrorist attack.”

Iran should not use this Strait as a weapon to pressure or blackmail the Gulf countries.

It is an international water corridor that should always be protected.

This current state of the Strait and what’s happening over there should never be repeated, and it should be made very clear that if anything happens to the Strait in the future, by any country, they should be paralyzed for doing such a thing.

No Republican has ever spoken to me about Cuba, which is a failed country and only heading in one direction - down!

Cuba is asking for help, and we are going to talk!!!

In the meantime, I’m off to China!

There are discussions.

What I am seeing at the moment is that there is a massive amount of activity now to pre-position—not in the Strait itself, but close to theater—critical capabilities necessary for that next phase.

We clearly see that the Europeans have heard the American president and are responding.