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This is one of the dumbest things I've ever read on HN and I've been here for a while. Iran was always going to blockade the strait of Hormuz if attacked, as w
by jacquesm 7mo ago
This is one of the dumbest things I've ever read on HN and I've been here for a while.
Iran was always going to blockade the strait of Hormuz if attacked, as would any other country in their position. What do you expect, to tell them to play by some imaginary set of rules while the US is setting the rulebook itself on fire?
It's almost as dumb as expecting Ukraine to allow russian oil to transit their territory.
- Ajedi32 7mo agoI'm not sure what your point is. Everyone knew they were going to irrationally decide to threaten the ships of uninvolved third parties therefore it's not their fault for doing it? Ukraine is blocking Russian oil, not the oil of random uninvolved neighboring countries. And the strait is in no way "Iran's territory" anymore than you could say it's the US's territory just because they could also theoretically block traffic through there if they wanted.