As I warned a month ago, the US now announces its own blockade on the Strait of Hormuz to prevent any traffic at all from passing - especially ships allowed through by Iran to its allies and partners.

The entire purpose of this war was and is to destroy the multipolar world in a controlled economic demolition, targeting energy badly needed by the multipolar world from the Middle East and others (Russia/Venezuela which the US has either already captured or is targeting through war).

This will hurt the US. The US thinks it will hurt multipolarism more and that the US will emerge stronger relative to the multipolar world on the other end of this policy.

Only time will tell for certain.

I warned once the US Marine Expeditionary Units (MEUs) arrived (the USS Boxer is still en route) the most likely purpose was maritime interdiction - what the US Marines were reorganized to do under the previous Biden administration and specifically to impose a blockade on China - and as per continuity of agenda - the Trump administration has picked up right where Biden left off.

Instead of doing it closer to China and its navy in Asia-Pacific, the US will impose its "distant blockade" at the Strait of Hormuz.

Source -> https://xcancel.com/BrianJBerletic/status/2043328845835796779#m

[–] LeninZedong@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 3 days ago

Is not blockading a country an act of war? I feel like the American Empire wants to lose again to Iran.

[–] besbin@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 3 days ago

So the USA want to turn everyone against them? There are insufficient amount of resources outside the Gulf and this move will only further reduce the amount of goods available. The US "allies" will compete directly with US citizens for resources, the neutral great powers will have even more incentive to directly help Iran break US arm force and reduce the US capacity and all the rest of the world (the global South) will further destabilized and hate the US cause they're causing greater suffering. Even without sinking a single US ship. If Iran can stop everything from moving through the strait the US will keep sinking further into crisis. This is an insane move that doesn't solve the fundamental problem and will backfire hugely soon.

[–] pyromaiden@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Are these blockading ships within range of Iranian missiles per chance?

[–] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 3 days ago

At this moment, I don't know the answer yet.