Update: It seems they are blocking it themselves now⸘?

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[–] 30 points 7 months ago (19 children)

I got great news for y'all. Trump just blocked the Strait of Hormuz. Man is playing chess on more dimensions than I can think of.

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  • [–] 26 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (7 children)

    So just so everyone has this clear:

    Trump is saying that no ship that has paid a fee to Iran will be allowed to transit.

    So, now, even the ships that Iran was letting through, will not get through.

    Before WW2, the US embargoed a whole ton of oil exports to Japan, and this is widely seen as forcing the hand of their expansionist aims into attacking the Phillipenes and Pear Harbor at the same time.

    We are now effectively blockading the entire world of ~20% of its oil, about ~35% of its fetrilizer, etc.

    So this is uh... immensely stupid, as it is a lrgitimate causus belli against the US for the entire world.

    Also, its a very good way to have a hypersonic missile take out an aircraft carrier.

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  • [–] 8 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    Before WW2, the US embargoed a whole ton of oil exports to Japan, and this is widely seen as forcing the hand of their expansionist aims into attacking the Phillipenes and Pear Harbor at the same time.

    eeee someone was listening to my rants (or their history professor's rants) i am so happy

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  • [–] 9 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    I think we both at one point, roughly a week ago, in the same thread, were going on about how the pre WW2 US oil embargo of Japan was a big fucking deal...

    Yeah, I got a 5 in AP US History, and all I have to show for it is a massive and terrifying sense of historical irony.

    hooray

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  • [–] 10 points 7 months ago

    THIS IS WORLD EXTORTION

    I've never seen so much projection.

    Also, he's crying about Iran's supposed nuclear ambitions, but he's the dumbass who pulled out of the nuclear agreement in his first term!

    Oh, and are we going to start seeing the US blow up fishing vessels like in the Caribbean?

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    i saw a video yesterday, about the endgame would be a pipeline hub in israel, so israel can control all oil flow in the region. another alternative would be oman.

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