stumu415@lemmy.zip to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago“Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the Finest in the World, will begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz”www.lemonde.frexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1137arrow-down14
arrow-up1133arrow-down1external-link“Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the Finest in the World, will begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz”www.lemonde.frstumu415@lemmy.zip to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square44fedilink
minus-squareTreczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 days agoSo either he plans to make more money from manipulating the markets. Or he is just following Putins commands to keep the oil price up.
minus-squareMichal@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoThe article said they plan to block Iranian ports, not the Strait.
minus-squareTypotyper@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoThink for a second. When he ramps things up by blocking just Iranian oil tankers won’t Iran retaliate. Also if you read the article he says he will stop any ship that has paid Iran’s toll. He goes on further to threaten China with 50% tariffs.
So either he plans to make more money from manipulating the markets. Or he is just following Putins commands to keep the oil price up.
The article said they plan to block Iranian ports, not the Strait.
Think for a second. When he ramps things up by blocking just Iranian oil tankers won’t Iran retaliate.
Also if you read the article he says he will stop any ship that has paid Iran’s toll. He goes on further to threaten China with 50% tariffs.