• Gorilladrums@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Iran doesn’t actually have the capacity to do that. They’re trying to mine the waters and they have no naval power to secure safe passage. The reality is that even if a country did comply with Iran’s demands, there’s a very good chance that the ship will get hit anyway by some rogue regional commander or some random mine.

    Keep in mind, previous administrations were well aware of this scenario which is why they didn’t whack the mullah regime in this way even though they could’ve easily done it. The current situation can only be achieved by an idiot who lacks the ability to understand the consequences of their actions like Trump.

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      20 hours ago

      The current situation can only be achieved by an idiot who lacks the ability to understand the consequences of their actions like Trump.

      Or by someone who couldn’t care less, because his rich buddies can now charge exorbinant prices and also has a new source for oil in Venezuela, which they can also sell for exorbitant prices.

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      1 day ago

      They’re trying to mine the waters

      absolute lie that Iran has no need to do at this time. They have full drone control over the straights/Gulf and can sink any ship at any time. Blew up 3 last night. The closer it passes by Iran the easier.

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        1 day ago

        Most credible news agencies are reporting that they already started mining waters. Their goal is to close the strait, not control it. They can’t compete with America or Israel in air or naval power, so this is their alternative of applying pressure without having military superiority.

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          18 hours ago

          news is extremely stupid as a result of perpetual propaganda/lie machine. They can say your absurdities either to promote illusion of winning, the US started bombing civilian small boats and there needed an excuse, and 40 years ago that was strategy.

          They can’t compete with America or Israel in air or naval power, so this is their alternative of applying pressure without having military superiority.

          They 100% still have the power to control the Straights with supreme drone control and will use the power to selectively allow friendly shipping as they were doing yesterday. and your comment is pure stupidity if not purposeful lie.

          3 people downvoted my original correction. Stop your ignorance by quitting your media.

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            2 hours ago

            news is extremely stupid as a result of perpetual propaganda/lie machine.

            But you’re just dismissing evidence, which then makes claims impossible to verify. If you don’t trust multiple reputable news organizations reporting the same events, then what exactly do you trust to get updates on world events?

            They 100% still have the power to control the Straights with supreme drone control and will use the power to selectively allow friendly shipping as they were doing yesterday. and your comment is pure stupidity if not purposeful lie.

            Reiterating your claim and then claiming me stupid doesn’t prove me wrong or you right, it just shows that you lack substance. Both the old and new Khamenei stated the same strategy, which is to completely close down the strait to apply pressure on other country to apply pressure on the US and Israel to stop their attacks.