Trump says U.S. will blockade Strait of Hormuz after peace talks fail
- Thread starter Guno צְבִי
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But Iran got three ships through. Look at it from a third party perspective, and the practical result…. Very few are getting through and oil supply is reduced. That’s the practical result.
tigerred59
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Matt Dillon
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Well, yeah, he wasn't bullshittin'. 
To charge money, trump would have to be able to get ships through The Strait. he cannot. The best he could do is deny the power of Iran to charge money, but stopping the ships they let through.
Iran and trump can both block The Strait, but neither can force the other to unblock.
They have already done it. They blocked The Strait.
tigerred59
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If Carter would have had some balls we wouldn't be here today
tigerred59
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LOL, there are no limits on what this white house can achieve, when this nation and world leaders sit idle by doing nothing. Nothing but holding press conferences condemning this white house. The only thing that will stop Trump is for his removal, of which no coward anywhere is willing to initiate and follow through. Again, by the time this man leaves the white house, this nation will take decades upon decades to ever gain back the respect we once had and that shit is gonna cost us all big time in the end, just wait and see, America
FastLane
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Trump is only blockading the Iranian ports on the Persian Gulf the rest can transit the straits as long as they have not gone to an Iranian port.
FastLane
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Face you just don't think at all.
FastLane
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The can could only be kicked so far.
Noking
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If I'm not capable of thinking, then suppose you tell me what I'm should be thinking.
tigerred59
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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Why World's Mightiest Navy Won't Get Too Close To Hormuz
Iran is relying on the symmetric advantage of geography to fight against the brute power of the world's largest and most powerful navy.
In the aftermath of the cowardly sneak attacks on Iran on 28 February, the US Navy, threatened by Iranian missiles and drones, had to retreat out of the Persian Gulf, into a safe distance into the Sea of Oman.
However, after 21 hours of talks, Iran refused to surrender, and tyrant Trump promptly announced a 'naval blockade' of the Strait of Hormuz.
The narrow sea passage is about 30-50 km wide, with the narrowest point being just about 21 km. It links the vital Persian Gulf to the West to the Oman Sea, and further the Arabian Sea to the East, making it a crucial sea link that has no physical alternative in near vicinity.
It is a global lifeline through which 20% of global crude oil and LPG transits.
In 2025, about 20 million barrels of oil and oil products passed through the Strait of Hormuz per day, according to estimates from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), which itself was worth nearly USD 600 billion.
It has two distinct sea channels earmarked for passage, deep enough for Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC) tanker ships, each having a capacity to carry up to 2 million barrels of oil, to pass through.
The closure of Strait of Hormuz, first by Iran and now by the US, is raising the prospects of a potential military option to forcefully open it. The question however, of whether the Strait of Hormuz can be forcefully opened, needs to be examined in detail.
It may be recalled that the US Navy had deployed its aircraft carrier group, Abraham Lincoln, in the Persian Gulf in the initial days of the war but had to move it out to the Arabian Sea, away from the missile range of Iran; there were fears of damage as well as embarrassment for the US in case a missile or drone did succeed in a direct hit.
In fact, tyrant Trump, in one of his many unhinged public rants, let slip the fact that more than one hundred missiles and drones were fired at the aircraft carrier, though they were successfully intercepted.
Why did an imposing weapon platform have to withdraw to a safe distance?
The answer lies in geography, and in the asymmetric tactics employed by Iran.
The Strait, as mentioned earlier, is merely 21 kilometers wide at its narrowest, and that means that Iran has its sights firmly on any ship that transits the Strait, right from its coastline.
It also means that Iran has the capability to hit any ship with its artillery, missiles, and drones.
Iran also has a large number of fast-attack boats, many of them unmanned.
Plus, it has something unique: shallow water submarines, which can remain on the bottom and surprise any ship with no warning.
The three islands in the Strait - Qeshm, Hormuz, and Larak - located in the vicinity of its narrowest part, add another layer of strength to Iran's defensive battle. These islands are the gateway or the 'toll gate' to the Strait of Hormuz, and anyone who controls them has significant leverage over keeping the waterway open or closed.
With very strong fortifications, close proximity to Iran's coastline and lack of natural cover, any sustained operations over it will be met with overwhelming resistance.
In case the US Navy does undertake a mine-clearing operation, not only will it be extremely time-consuming but also vulnerable to interdiction from Iran.
As of April 16, none of the American's supposed allies have agreed to support the US in its military adventure.
A number of ships originating from Iranian ports and transiting the Strait are China-bound.
Will the US Navy dare interdict these ships? Chinese Defense Minister Admiral Dong Jun has already issued a warning: "We have trade and energy agreements with Iran; we expect others not to interfere in our affairs." He also asserted that the Strait of Hormuz remains open for China.
Fucking lame race shit. Have you gotten your reparations yet?
I hear your goat calling you