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submitted 1 week ago by yogthos@lemmy.ml to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml
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[-] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 days ago

Man I thought they meant mine as in extract mineral resources and was more upset than I needed to be

[-] davel@lemmy.ml 10 points 6 days ago

You made a miner error.

[-] jackeroni@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 week ago

"US sources" so probably more made up fear mongering that empire news sources can pick up and run with

[-] davel@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

🤷 I have absolutely no doubt that Iran has had mines prepared for blockading the strait for decades, and I don’t think bluffing is Iran’s usual M.O., so I think this is likely regardless of what anonymous US sources say.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 days ago

The parliament did vote to close it, and I'm betting that's really what forced the US to back off cause they realized an energy market crisis would be a domestic disaster. That's the nuclear option Iran has.

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