What is the practical difference, Hormuz is blocked either way.
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FastLane
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Iran can't let their friends through now. Now countries like China will put pressure on Iran.
Yakuda
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Who is blocking it makes a huge difference
Why? Its blocked.
OK, good point, what difference to us?
FastLane
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More tankers coming to the Gulf of America for a fill up. China has to come to us and Venezuela for oil and we control Venezuela.
Do you have a citation?
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T. A. Gardner
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The US is only interested in ships that are paying the ransom to Iran and in collusion with Iran to get passage through the strait. Observation of ships on maritime tracking sites seems to indicate that only Chinese vessels are doing this, and likely aren't having to pay the ransom.
Iran has indicated that they will let ships from countries allied or friendly to them pass going on the Iranian side of the strait in their waters. All others must pay the ransom or risk potential attack.
It is not so much blocked as it is threatened by Iran. The potential risk is Iran will attack a ship transiting without their explicit approval.
Yakuda
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Why? You're seriously asking why it makes a difference? Unfucking real
Then why is traffic at a stop? Nobody going through?
So you have no answer?
T. A. Gardner
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Yes, there are ships going through, mostly Chinese. You can see that here:
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projection of power is the obvious difference
When Iran does it, the shit stains here applaud
If the strait is not freely open to maritime navigation and maritime insurance companies are frightened off, then the situation is intolerable.
It's extraordinary that MAGA put us in a position to wage a war just to return the strait back to the maritime navigational status it was before Trump's War.
Yakuda
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So you can't figure out why its better that we're blocking it and not Iran? Who gets through is as important as if you get through. I didn't think it was possible for you to get more stupid.
‘Just to return the strait back’ is the same kind of dishonest euphemism as saying the bin Laden raid was just a routine effort to improve neighborhood security.
Do you think Trump is going to want a long term face off with China over Iranian oil?
Why?
Bottom line is oil is not getting thru, the straits are closed, the US isn’t going to allow Iran oil to pass and Iran isn’t going to let other ME nations oil to flow