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The seizures have put the U.S. government in a financial bind. The ships are highly expensive to maintain. And the Trump administration cannot legally sell their oil without a judge’s permission.

Maintaining the seized tankers has already cost the United States tens of millions of dollars — in one case, $47 million in only three months — and complicates Mr. Trump’s claims of swift financial victories from his military operations targeting Venezuela and Iran.

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[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 25 points 2 days ago (3 children)

... cannot legally ...

When has that stopped them before?

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 11 points 2 days ago

About 1/3 of the time. Its very random when it seems to matter

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 days ago

Not when it come to raping children and murdering innocents at home and abroad.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social -2 points 2 days ago

Always. It's why the Trump admin hasn't gotten anywhere

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's chump change compared to his war

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 32 points 2 days ago

It is, but yet another thing where doing nothing was free.

[–] Luci@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

His base will never know this, it’s only ever about the optics

[–] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

That's why faux news should have been burned to the ground years ago. Now the cancer has spread much further.

Can't he just send them into the strait of Hormuz?