Donald Trump’s latest strategy to ramp up pressure on Iran has been dealt an embarrassing blow after several ships defied his blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.
Multiple Iran-linked tankers—including sanctioned ships and a Chinese-linked tanker—transited the vital waterway within hours of the U.S. Navy’s blockade taking effect.
The news raised immediate questions about the effectiveness of Trump’s plan, which was announced on Sunday after the collapse of U.S.-Iran talks in Islamabad.
Well a blockade doesn’t mean anything if they arnt willing to enforce it with violence.
That’s the fundamental truth of all of this. I doubt anyone thinks the us Navy is going to willingly fire on a civilian ship carrying oil we like it too much to waste it. Not to mention the international fall out and the actual war it would cause considering who owns those ships. So what does the blockade even matter? It might as well not even be there.
While our government is corrupt and insane, the men and women actually on the ground typically are a bit more sane.
They stole Venezuela’s oil just fine lmao