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[–] Steve@startrek.website 6 points 2 days ago

What a stupid piece of shit

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 8 points 3 days ago

this goes back to are trumps decisions based on some long odd bets on the totally not maninpualted gambling markets.

[–] rayyy@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

That's bound to increase the price of oil.

[–] Wataba@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 days ago

The American military are legitimate targets.

[–] rwrwefwef@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 days ago

“Effective immediately, the ​United States Navy, the Finest in ​the World, will begin the process of BLOCKADING ‌any ⁠and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz,”

Or what?

[–] Klox@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

Lmfao, the guy knows a thing or two about ~~illegal taxation~~ extortion.

[–] tacoplease@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Notorious pirate Captain Jackoff Turkey

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I guess now we find out how defensible the strait

If Iran can close it thoroughly, they can also keep the US Navy pretty busy. How many Shahed does it take to disable a destroyer? We will find out.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 2 days ago

you can just throw hundreds at one, and spend less than one of thier US missiles.

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago

The US can blockade the entrance to Persian Gulf which is further away from Iran. Oil tankers are lightly armed/defended and slower than Aircraft carrier fighter jets.

[–] gdog05@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

There are a lot of people who want this level of destabilization and interruption of goods and energy security. Techno feudalists want this. Trump needs to feel powerful, so someone like Peter Theil who is trying to bring about Armageddon could easily convince Trump that this move makes him look powerful instead of a target by the rest of the world.

[–] MonsterMonster@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

And the twist in the plot is that Iran unblocks the Strait of Hormuz.

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