He says other nations will have to guard and police the Strait of Hormuz as necessary, after his attacks on the country prompted Iran to target vessels in the crucial world shipping lane. Mark Stone analyses the Truth Social post.

  • Guy Ingonito@reddthat.com
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    If you’re iran, what’s stopping you from charging a toll for anyone using the strait?

    Oh, you want your oil tanker to leave the gulf? That’ll be one million dollars.

    Make an exemption for oil traded in non-usd for maximum fun.

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      Basically incompetence. Iran (and Houtis) have been hitting ships they clearly were not supposed to hit. It is not necessarily easy to figure out which ship is which. So even ships that are allowed by Iran are scared of crossing rn. Also, mines don’t discriminate.

    • ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online
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      If you’re iran, what’s stopping you from charging a toll for anyone using the strait?

      Literally nothing. Trump proved time and time again that you can be the most brazen scumbag on the planet and suffer no consequences.

      • Janx@piefed.social
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        Source? Not saying you’re wrong, but I haven’t heard this anywhere.