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Ships Defy U.S. Navy Blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. (www.thedailybeast.com)

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Donald Trump’s latest strategy to ramp up pressure on Iran has been dealt an embarrassing blow after several ships defied his blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.

Multiple Iran-linked tankers—including sanctioned ships and a Chinese-linked tanker—transited the vital waterway within hours of the U.S. Navy’s blockade taking effect.

The news raised immediate questions about the effectiveness of Trump’s plan, which was announced on Sunday after the collapse of U.S.-Iran talks in Islamabad.

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[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 42 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

This was such a stupid strategy, in the 1st place. What were they going to do in order to enforce this? Open fire on everyone shipping oil? The US would literally be enforcing Iran's blockade on the Strait, for them.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think (but not positive) it was so that the US could decide who to let through after Iran did. So if Iran got paid off by let's say, China, the US would block that.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago

“Hey, we haven’t started a war with China yet - let’s do that!”

Drinky Pete Kegsbreath, probably

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