Iran’s battered navy has reportedly warned foreign ships on Wednesday that they will be “destroyed” if they attempt to cross the Strait of Hormuz without permission from Tehran. “You must receive permission from Iranian Sepah navy for passing through the strait. If any vessel tries to transit without permission, will be destroyed,” an Iranian official was heard saying in audio shared with the Wall Street Journal by a crew member.
The threat comes despite President Trump announcing late Tuesday that Iran agreed to the “COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz,” through which over a fifth of the world’s seaborne oil flows annually.
The problem here is two-fold, but simple. First and foremost, there is no clear, defined leadership.
Secondly, there are too many hard-liners still left in positions of some power, and they can and most likely will act on their own in defiance of the 'truce'.
Add to those facts the reality that these guys are power-mad, lying zealots, and there's a safe bet somebody somewhere's gonna do something stupid. Juss' sayin'...
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Why aren't we strafing the coast with A10s?
ReplyDeletewho/which nations benefit the most when the Straits of Hormuz might appear to be under interdiction?
ReplyDeletewho/which nations benefit the most when their military machinery production is running at full speed?
IOW, who/what corporations/nations are making money should this kerfuffle continue; is this cabal "running" Iran?
I'm not certain I know the correct answer to any of these questions.
"The problem here is two-fold, but simple. First and foremost, there is no clear, defined leadership.
ReplyDeleteSecondly, there are too many hard-liners still left in positions of some power, and they can and most likely will act on their own in defiance of the 'truce'. "
Dealing with all these "independent" hardliners will be impossible. It is almost like we were better of when they had only one clearly defined leader that consolidated all the power and whose leadership was followed by all....
i assume all the military assets in iran have not been disposed of?
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