We've effectively put sanctions on ourselves, amazing.
this post was submitted on 22 Mar 2026
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P2025 is literally all about bankrupting the USA and selling it to billionaires and enslaving the population.
This is just part of the plan
Which is just the latest iteration of the 1971 business roundtable that made this long game to seize control.
Trump's tariffs on the whole world are also effectively self-imposed sanctions on the USA.
Art of the deal.
I am so tired of all the winning!
Not just ourselves, anyone that's an ally.
They’ve mined the strait, so it really is everyone.
Anyone that mines waters keeps charts to navigate through. Since mines were invented. I remember reading about the Japanese getting the Russian charts in 1911 or whatever around then, to invade the far east, where they wiped out the russian fleet, the arrogant russians not fearing a non white country, despite their astronomic industrialization with the help of european powers, and ingenious finance arraangements building industries with government capital then auctioning them to private industry and using that money to start the next industrialization. The most rapid development of any country ever as I read it.
If the solutions are already invented and for sale and you can see what the opium wars looked like...yeah, they better be as fast as possible.
Hai gai jin.
Ok then explain to me how this Thai vessel was an "enemy-linked" ship: https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/20/middleeast/iran-war-strait-hormuz-thai-sailors-intl-hnk-dst
Edit: non-paywall link https://archive.is/HfLvX
I think that was about a week ago edit: March 11. This announcement is from two days ago
Sure but do you think anyone would risk their lives based on Iran's word? The strait is effectively closed and shut until orange clown declares his special operation complete.
Yeah I do. Iran closed the strait and ships were told to go through anyway. Now they say it's open to non hostile states- I think someone will be instructed to try to go through. edit: about 63 ships going to China and India have passed through, 1 going to Pakistan, ships from Greece have docked in Iran and will leave again.
Was the US bombing random oil tankers in the strait now?
No, but Iran will continue to threaten vessels from crossing. The treat itself will prevent any vessel from attempting, also insurance won't allow it.
They are not actually chaotic disorganized maniacs, even if thats how many media outlets like to portray them. They know what they are doing and its clearly working.
They’re somewhat organised maniacs but maniacs nevertheless.
Ships have been passing through: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4geg0eeyjeo
Not many, but they are making it through if Iran allows them.
Because where a ship is registered is not where it's owned. Almost zero ships are registered to the countries that own them.
Looks like a Thai company to me: https://www.preciousshipping.com/en/who-we-are/ (at least all the crew were Thai nationals).
The ownership can be obscured, if Iran hit it, it's because they got a tip Israel or the US' dickhead billionaires were involved, and or it was trading with the US. This is fiendishly hard to trace by design.
By that definition, any ship probably has some connection to the US/NATO, which makes their whole point about the Hormuz being open void.
Not at all, chinese, Indian, perhaps even Javan shipping all gets a pass under the Iranians. And anyone else willing to play by their rules. It's Iran's straits, they have a right to make the rules on it.
Yeah that's fair but I think it goes back to my point that no vessel will feel safe operating in the strait at this time (regardless of any promises).
Only way to ensure safe passage is for each trusted nation-state to clear each one of their ships individually in advance with Iran. And even then there's always the possibility Iranians fire at it by mistake.
I agree, not the least as the US would hit these fuckers and blame Iran if they could, and they can.
The other issue is the insurers won't touch these vessels at this time, these are expensive ships, 100 million I think, and the orders take several years to fulfill, mostly chinese and east asian shipyards I've been informed.