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.”
  • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
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    15 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.