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Exclusive: Iran made preparations to mine the Strait of Hormuz, US sources say (www.reuters.com)

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[–] davel@lemmy.ml 7 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

🤷 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 4 weeks 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.