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[–] apparia@discuss.tchncs.de 81 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Everyone is reporting on these ships making it through the strait which is still under Iranian control. Few seem to mention the part in the Gulf of Oman where the US is actually implementing its blockade. The poster child, Rich Starry, mentioned in the article, did this a few hours after clearing the strait, still far from the Arabian Sea:

Marine tracker timelapse showing RICH STARRY travelling southeast out of the Strait of Hormuz, halting and showing stale data for around 3.5 hours, and then returning back the way it came at speed.

That sure doesn't look like a ship breaching a blockade without incident.

It's too early to say how this will play out on a larger scale but for these specific ships a lot of reporting is really fucking misleading at the moment.

[–] gon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 2 months ago

This is beyond funny, tbh.

[–] Double_A@fedia.io 24 points 2 months ago

How does anyone even believe anything that comes out of Trumps mouth anymore?

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I wonder if it's one of those cases of military refusing to follow illegal orders.

[–] Blumpkinhead@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Man, that would be nice.

[–] puppinstuff@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 months ago

“Stop. Don’t. Come back.”

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Look what Iran can do that Trump can't! Actually, so far everything is Iran doing things Trump can't, like win a war or stop a boat.

[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Alas, Iran treats their citizens like shit, so about the same give or take on some fronts. heh

Someone earlier said there are no winners in this war, and I'm really inclined to agree.

[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

At leaat they didn't launch missiles at any middleschools in US.

[–] tirateimas@lemmy.pt 5 points 2 months ago
[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

TACO Tuesday

[–] dejova281@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago