Problem is, to defend their side of the strait, the US has to redeploy their defenses from places like Korea, Taiwan and Ukraine, which weakens their global position in these regions.
But yes, the US public couldn’t care less as long as it doesn’t affect them.
Many people here will accuse the United States of using Israeli tactics and of trying to pull a Gaza on Iran. That’s not true.
This time, they’re taking a page from the Russian playbook by targeting civilian infrastructure in an attempt to do collective punishment. We can see how much success these tactics have had in the past, and somehow are to believe that it will be different this time.
By that definition, any ship probably has some connection to the US/NATO, which makes their whole point about the Hormuz being open void.
Only way to ensure safe passage is for each trusted nation-state to clear each one of their ships individually in advance with Iran. And even then there’s always the possibility Iranians fire at it by mistake.
Only thing this proves is that the United States can’t win when they’re in a fair fight.
They certainly want that WBC 1st prize they lost to Venezuela.
Grab’em by the Bay of Pigs.
This man is a Tyrant. The comparisons to the Third Reich aren’t just satire anymore; this is exactly what it is.
It’s the usual tactic employed by this admin. Flood the zone and see what sticks.
The US has the largest military navy in the world, by far. They can very well choose to “escort ships” on their own, if they’re ready to accept the risks that comes with it.
The US is essentially looking for a sucker to stick his neck out for them. The British would be smart to keep out of this one, but again, they’re British.
For real, so corrupt attacking the most powerful Muslim country.
In the region; the most powerful would probably be Pakistan.
There’s actually already a pipeline at the exit point.
This is what having no arguments sounds like.
Not so idealistic once the war machine turns its eyes upon you, right? But it was fine when only poor countries were on the list. Institutionalized hypocrisy.
At this point, Trump could just nuke Iran and both sides will cope about it being “a necessary measure to save lives from a ground invasion”. The US has no inhibitions left anymore.