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Watch sanctioned ship pass through Strait of Hormuz after US blockade (www.independent.co.uk)
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[–] SpontaneousCombustion@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The Strait isn’t blocked in the true sense of the term.

The US navy is sitting way off shore to avoid being attacked. And it’s there that ships will be stopped or boarded.

But let’s see what happens all those Chinese vessels that left Iranian ports. I think the Felon-in-Chief will not stop those. It’ll be TACO all over again.

[–] smeg@infosec.pub 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The US is engaging in piracy