It won't matter insurance companies aren't writing policies for boats sailing through the straight anyway. Shits about to get even more real for gulf states and asia. China will not be happy about this.

[–] mrdown@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Where are the hypocritical leaders and orgs that said iran can't force a toll on the straight?

[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I wish he was not our president.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 day ago

I'm glad he is your president because he tore down the curtains and now the whole world can see the US for what it really is.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Presumably it’s cheaper to go around Africa, so that would just be a blockade with extra steps.

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago

There is a lot of rich US colonies who export and import a lot, as the only viable path. KSA can go to red sea, but to deliver to asia, They would avoid "Houti controlled straight" and go suez then around Africa. Very long trip.