US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth claimed that Washington now controls the Strait of Hormuz and can maintain its blockade for as long as necessary, while warning Iran that further confrontation could come “the hard way.”
  • funkreddit@lemmy.zip
    12·
    21 hours ago

    Ups and DOWNS are their for a reason, kiddo. If you’re only getting your news from lemmy, you’re probably not paying that much attention.

    *Edit: plus this lie is just straight up laughable if it wasn’t draining bank accounts

    *edit2: and that’s just,like, your opinion, man!! You curate your own profile with ridiculous upvotes for “exposure”

    • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
      41·
      21 hours ago

      Is he lying about the US implementing an indefinite blockade?

      Obviously the US doesn’t control the Strait, but the blockade is real.

        • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
          5·
          20 hours ago

          Iran’s longer-term goal is to control traffic and charge their own admission fees, not just block it forever.

          But that’s impossible with a US blockading any attempt at allowing passage for ships that pay the toll.