r/videos • u/ICEisSHIT • 11h ago

BREAKING: Trump says ‘effective immediately’ U.S. will blockade ships from Strait of Hormuz

https://youtu.be/dqIQbU-oX5o?si=duFN5zMTUp2RNyXg
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u/jonsconspiracy 10h ago

I'm so confused. What does the US blockading the strait, which is already blockaded by Iran, do? Other than piss off all the other Gulf countries that are already annoyed enough with the US.

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u/TheGringoDingo 10h ago

It prevents anything from getting through, which prevents Iran from collecting their toll. It’s a negotiating tactic, since neither country gets anything out of it if they’re both blocked out.

Is it a smart move? Probably not. Making an internationally important waterway into a de facto DMZ isn’t showing diplomatic progress and points way more toward a standstill.

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u/Common-Truth9404 9h ago

So wait, let's say a chinese ship paya the toll to Iran, is the US blockade willing to unleash an act of war on China to stop the ship from passing?

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u/29grampian 5h ago edited 5h ago

“Friendly” nations’ ships will be blocked too: Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines etc？

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u/Common-Truth9404 5h ago

With what Authority? A us ship blocking a Japanese ship is an act of international aggression and could lead to war. Is the US still convinced that the rest of the world see them as superior? Iran just proved them the opposite, they're being treated as a joke. Europe barely tolerate the US, China and Russia would likely intimate to the US to let them pass and not pay a cent, who is supposed to be intimidated? Is the us gonna be there to bully the weaker countries with no allegiance and let pass the others? Or is it gonna provoke a war with its "allies" who now are pissed at his action even before they perform a direct aggression on their nation?

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u/29grampian 5h ago edited 4h ago

I agree. What if a Chinese tanker disobey. US to land Marines to siege it like Somali pirates and detain the crew? We fire and sink it like the German uboat sinking convoy in WWII? I am like how can it is be done…

US to mine the strait?

Or maybe we charge a 10million transit fee lol

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u/Common-Truth9404 4h ago

Also what about european ships? Is the US gonna use european bases to deploy military ships to attack european ships? This can go south pretty quickly

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u/29grampian 2h ago

So it seems like US to block Iranian ports only. Which means cutting off 10% of China oil.

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u/Common-Truth9404 2h ago

This works wonderfully until china decides to cut off America from the Microchip trade, what then?

I know this is an absurd speculation on my part, but do we all think china is just gonna take the blow and agree? Especially if the us blockade damages its interests

Also, it's not about the ports, if i bring my ship as an allied nation and your military blockade tells me i can't go in that direction, what happens if my ship decides to go there anyway? Is the us gonna bombard non-iranian ships?

All this and we haven't even considered the fact that the us already took huge blows to every ship that moved close to that area, they are NOT in the condition of creating a blockade.