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Exclusive: Iran made preparations to mine the Strait of Hormuz, US sources say (www.reuters.com)
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[–] jackeroni@lemmy.ml 9 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] 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 3 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.

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

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 4 weeks ago

You made a miner error.