• jackeroni@lemmy.ml
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    1 day ago

    “US sources” so probably more made up fear mongering that empire news sources can pick up and run with

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      1 day ago

      🤷 I have absolutely no doubt that Iran has had mines prepared for blockading the strait for decades, and I don’t think bluffing is Iran’s usual M.O., so I think this is likely regardless of what anonymous US sources say.

      • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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        19 hours ago

        The parliament did vote to close it, and I’m betting that’s really what forced the US to back off cause they realized an energy market crisis would be a domestic disaster. That’s the nuclear option Iran has.