Iran has this capability and many people are worried they might do this. However, the fact that the information is coming from the current White House administration should be viewed with extreme scepticism. They have done nothing but lie to our faces since this war started.
I feel like if the whitehouse knew, they would stop it if they actually cared to. If they aren’t stopping it, they want the mines there for political purposes or I wouldn’t put it past this administration to put the mines themselves and blame Iran.
They are clearly capable of shutting it down without the mines. They offered safe passage to any countries willing to expel US/Israeli diplomats yesterday.
It still makes a lot of sense for them; a set of mines which Iran knows the location of would be pretty dramatically to their advantage, just as it did in the 1980s.
The straight is a very narrow area to cover. Tankers are slow moving through the straight. It’s just different than trying to deny a wide open space from both vehicles and infantry.
Any reliable sauces yet?
So far it appears like all the articles have just parroted a tweet from the white house
Iran has this capability and many people are worried they might do this. However, the fact that the information is coming from the current White House administration should be viewed with extreme scepticism. They have done nothing but lie to our faces since this war started.
Especially since Trump said their Navy was destroyed just a few days ago.
If their Navy was destroyed, what are they laying mines with?
Or is their Navy not as destroyed as he claimed?
It all seems like the White House made it up so they could claim a win by disarming mines that were never placed.
They are desperate for a narrative that makes them look competent.
I feel like if the whitehouse knew, they would stop it if they actually cared to. If they aren’t stopping it, they want the mines there for political purposes or I wouldn’t put it past this administration to put the mines themselves and blame Iran.
It seems to all be anonymously sourced. Still, the kind of thing I’d be really surprised if Iran didn’t do
Why would they even need to?
They are clearly capable of shutting it down without the mines. They offered safe passage to any countries willing to expel US/Israeli diplomats yesterday.
What makes you think that?
Because:
Do you think a competent offer, that is looking to embarrass the western narrative would only be made available for less than 24 hours?
Stop and think man, these aren’t blood crazed actors you have been told they are.
It still makes a lot of sense for them; a set of mines which Iran knows the location of would be pretty dramatically to their advantage, just as it did in the 1980s.
Drones didn’t exist in 1980s. It is a completely different landscape.
The fact that the only source is the White House, the same White House posting gamer propaganda memes makes the entire thing suspect.
Land mines are still getting widely used in Ukraine despite there now being drones. Why is this any different?
The straight is a very narrow area to cover. Tankers are slow moving through the straight. It’s just different than trying to deny a wide open space from both vehicles and infantry.
Brainwashed yank?
It’s not if they would but able to. Some people think Iran’s capability was destroyed.