Countryball Strait of Hormuz Standoff

A humorous political meme illustration in a simple countryball cartoon style depicting a geopolitical standoff at a narrow chokepoint. Wide landscape composition with a clean hand-drawn infographic aesthetic, bright flat colors, and thick black outlines. In the foreground, two countryballs stand stubbornly shoulder to shoulder on an extremely narrow sandy land bridge flanked by rocks, making simultaneous passage impossible: on the left is a [United States] countryball painted with the American flag, wearing black sunglasses and a brown cowboy hat; on the right is an [Iran] countryball painted with the Iranian flag, wearing a dark turban and displaying angry slanted eyes. Two large white speech bubbles emerge above them, each containing the identical bold Korean word "[길]". In the midground and background, a simplified geographic sea channel features beige coastlines and a crowded blue sea with nine vessels: two gray naval warships on the far left, one Chinese submarine bearing a red flag, four oil tankers lined up in center carrying various national flags, and two gray military ships near the narrows. A large semi-transparent Iranian flag overlay sits along the upper-right coastline. At the bottom center on the sand, bold text reads "[호르무즈 해협 (Hormuz Strait)]". Satirical, tense, and cute editorial cartoon atmosphere.