Iran orders closure of Strait of Hormuz — putting one-fifth of world’s oil supply at risk

[jts-khorat]

18 hours ago, Callmeishmael said:

They don't have to actually close the straits, they just need to one tanker with a drone or missile and shipping insurance will become prohibitively expensive.   

 

Even cheaper, drive a sea mine on a pickup truck to the beach, let it into the water and go with the current. Repeat a thousand times.

 

This is really low-tech asymmetric warfare, and extremely effective -- you do not even need a ship to hit one of those mines, only the insurance premiums going through the roof!

 

This is a kind of warfare you can do nothing against with jets in the air or a aircraft carrier around, this needs boots on the ground to control. Welcome Americans to your next Afghanistan (or something even more costly)... you seemingly voted for it.

[metisdead]

Some off topic deflection posts and replies have been removed.

[Smokin Joe]

17 hours ago, Mike_Hunt said:

Its comical he puts so much effort into hating Trump.

 

I suspect it's because he's Trans. Not the typical Trans, but the kind that are biologically adult males, but self identify as frightened little girls.

[AndreasHG]

On 6/23/2025 at 4:42 AM, annotator said:

If anything good comes out of President Trump's mistake, it will be the end of the American people's support of Israel.

 

LOL. This post did not age well!

 

What Trump's "mistake" highlighted is how China and especially Russia are powerless in face of America's might. Russia literally threw Iran under the bus and then went to hide.

 

If anything good comes out of President Trump's resolve, it will be the end Iran's trust in its "Axis of Upheaval" friends.