Allowed to pass because it’s last port was technically UAE? They did specify only those leaving or arriving via Iranian ports so maybe this was a way of testing the waters?
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Merlord5 days ago
+1231
Trump said they were blocking the whole strait but as always he was full of shit and the US clarified shortly after that they were only blocking Iran ports
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GorumGamer5 days ago
+253
If you can look at the notice to mariner issued by Centcom, the whole thing is tidily done within the scope of the law as described in the US Naval Warfare manual.
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FeeHot58765 days ago
+222
People put way too much faith into what Trump says vs what’s actually being done
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soothukundi5 days ago
+136
Imagine believing a guy who has history of lying, manipulating and bankrupting over a dozen businesses.
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Xivvx5 days ago
+123
Imagine not being able to trust that the US President means what they say.
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BadmiralHarryKim4 days ago
+6
Yeah, it was a kind of surreal moment when Trump announced something and I knew I had to wait to hear from Iran to learn the truth. Crazy.
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ale-nerd5 days ago
+20
Why imagine? We live it this way. You gonna imagine Nixon too?
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ragnaroksunset5 days ago
+26
Like... there's a reason Nixon's name is dripping with infamy.
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elementzn304 days ago
+13
And all that despite Nixon having been an objectively better President than Trump
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NiteOwl4214 days ago
+8
Fun fact, the nuclear football was removed from the President's detail twice in history.
The first time being during the few months of Nixon's Presidency. The second being the last two months of Trump's first Presidency.
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ragnaroksunset4 days ago
+4
That's the thing about secular decline, even a low point in the past might be better than the status quo today.
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IPissExcellentThrows4 days ago
+3
Well that's been true for a long time. It's just the percent of things we can believe is at an all time low by a long shot.
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amateur_mistake5 days ago
+26
It's impressive that he is still doing it. Like, he made himself head of the Kennedy Center and within a year it has been shut down.
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Sky_Zaddy5 days ago
+5
He is schrodinger's idiot: he's both an evil genius playing 4d chess but also f****** stupid.
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FartPiano5 days ago
+36
nah just the latter
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rir25 days ago
+11
Exactly. It’s just that sometimes, being a complete f****** indoor can fool some people into thinking you’re secretly a genius. But no. You’re still a complete f****** idiot.
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Bovronius5 days ago
+3
A bull in a China shop doesn't need finesse or strategy, it just has to be a bull.
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chalbersma4 days ago
+5
Look if you play 4d chess and then fling poo at your opponent you may not win, but your opponent definitely didn't win either.
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Bladder-Splatter5 days ago
+2
Gargamel without the brains, tragic backstory or looks.
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ragnaroksunset5 days ago
+3
Yeah what a bunch of idiots believing what the President says.
(You're correct but this just shows how badly MAGA has destroyed America)
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Typical_Response64445 days ago
+1
Idk maybe because hes the president? And the loudest voice in government
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whoanellyzzz4 days ago
+3
yeah ive been just believing admiral cooper on things tbh
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johnnycyberpunk5 days ago
+12
> done within the scope of the law as described in the US Naval Warfare manual.
Well I guess Heggsy didn't fire *all* the military lawyers.
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Thunderclone_15 days ago
+57
If we took Trump posts at face value, a bunch of democrats would have been charged with sedition already and Iran would have been bombed back to the "stone age" as he so eloquently put it.
The actual *military* announcement is more limited than a full blockade of the straits. Looks like they are restricting the bockade to iranian ports themselves.
Edit: replied to wrong comment, but leaving this here
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Mattna-da5 days ago
+19
Democrats who said you can refuse illegal orders would have already been hanged for treason. He’s like a seven year old just saying shit
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[deleted]5 days ago
+8
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Thunderclone_14 days ago
+3
Hell, the concept of a battleship was borderline onsolete in WW2. Basically their main role was fighting other battleships, blowing up land based targets (which cruisers could also do) and getting sunk by planes.
By the time guided missiles entered the picture, they were a joke.
The only reason we ever dragged them out of storage after WW2 was when we wanted an artillery platform and didn't want to use airstrikes.
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BWWFC5 days ago
+8
is taco tues
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user975A3G5 days ago
+4
Did anyone even expect them to block US-sanctioned ships?
Also I really want to see what happens if they block Chinese ships
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FeeHot58765 days ago
+10
A Chinese ship has already turned around
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wyvernx025 days ago
+21
All 3 ships were going to or from non-iranian ports so aren't subject to the blockade.
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TheJiggie5 days ago
+17
The goal posts are always moving with this Administration
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thefoodiedentist5 days ago
+28
Allow? They cant stop anything. Dont even have rights or ability to block ships. They are not even close to ship routes cuz they need to stay out of iranian attack range.
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botle5 days ago
+29
They don't have any rights to sink small boats in the Caribbean either. These ships are just larger targets. Oh, and owned by richer countries.
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imtourist5 days ago
+2
Yeah the US has killed far,far more people on the high-seas this year than the Iranians have. This whacked another boat a few days ago without any sort of due process, or even identification.
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botle5 days ago
+7
This is why hitting those small boats was a much bigger issue than people realized. I mean of course in addition to killing the civilians on them without us even being sure who they were, which is bad enough.
It gets people used to breaking international law, and increases the tolerance for even bigger crimes in the future. By any actor, not just by the US.
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Scriefers5 days ago
+37
Don't have to stop them within range of Iran when they leave port... Every ship everywhere is very well tracked.
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A_Nonny_Muse5 days ago
+8
We're gonna blockade the straight of Hormuz... via piracy across the entire planet.
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opeth106575 days ago
+5
Party of law and order
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Old_Wallaby_74615 days ago
+41
>They cant stop anything
A modern tanker has a crew of <20. All you need to stop it without sinking it is to fly a helicopter with a squad of Marines out to it and take the ship's officers into custody.
Or have you missed the Russian ghost fleet ships that were seized in the last few months?
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FairDinkumMate5 days ago
+5
That's an act of war against whichever nation's flag the ship is sailing.
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Faiakishi5 days ago
+15
So is half of everything we do.
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the-rood-inverse5 days ago
+18
But that’s piracy
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the4thwave5 days ago
+68
You do realize the US just invaded a sovereign nation for no reason whatsoever
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A_Nonny_Muse5 days ago
+34
Two sovereign nations, actually.
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Thesmokingcode5 days ago
+25
This is going to be pedantic so I'm sorry for that but its not.
Piracy is the act of a "private individual" robbing, attacking or detaining a ship.
It cannot be piracy if its a military operation sanctioned by a nation.
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the-rood-inverse5 days ago
+8
Actually as has been pointed out we have to start to delve into the murky waters of privateering and corsairs which are state sanctioned.
But by that point we have lost so much of the moral high ground it’s not worth continuing.
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Thesmokingcode5 days ago
+20
Wasn't trying to argue a moral high ground, just the actual meaning of piracy.
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Ok_Tutor_55445 days ago
+3
So the US starts seizing citizens and ships of other countries? Where do we keep them? What process do we have for returning them? Do we force nations to pay us for their release?
Iran has leverage over stopping ships because they literally hit any tanker with drones that tries to pass. They could care less because Trump forced them into a corner and they believe this war is threatens their existence. Going down to their level will destroy whatever political influence the US has left while not making any difference in the overall war. The Republicans have already thrown the midterms, at this rate, they will throw the general election as economic impacts will go well into 2027, probably 2028.
And look at Cuba. Apparently we have a blockage on them, yet Russian tankers are dropping off oil. The US isn't going to start conflicts with China and India. Maybe we will stop the tankers of some third world nation that is easily intimidated.
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couldhaveebeen5 days ago
+13
>So the US starts seizing citizens and ships of other countries?
What do you mean starts? They've been doing it already. Even off top dome, I remember like a year or two ago the US just casually took over an Iranian tanker and just took all of the oil.
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Old_Wallaby_74615 days ago
+4
>So the US starts seizing citizens and ships of other countries? Where do we keep them? What process do we have for returning them?
Exactly the same process that the US (and all of European NATO, increasingly) uses with the Russian ghost fleet.
>Apparently we have a blockage on them, yet Russian tankers are dropping off oil.
We do not, there are no ships enforcing a blockade.
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Ok_Tutor_55445 days ago
+7
The same ghost fleet that flies the gabon flag or whatever, running oil for a sanctioned country? Neither India or China are sanctioned, stopping their vessels would cause political incidents, no other countries are coming to assist.
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torlesse5 days ago
+2
There is a very big difference between Russian and Chinese ships though.
Russia has little to no cards to play in the international area, while China got plenty.
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andynormancx5 days ago
+3
That was true for the last few weeks. But they now have at least two destroyers in the area, as they popped into the gulf a couple of days ago, turned on their AIS so everyone could see they were there and then popped out again.
In the announcement of the blockade from the US military (not the rambling nonsense from Trump) they made it clear that the enforcement of the blockade would be happening well away from the straits and therefore out of Irans easy access.
So if this tanker went through the straits recently it isn’t yet in the area where the US assets will be waiting to do the enforcement.
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rhino3695 days ago
+7
Of course the US has the ability to block ships. F-35s are patrolling the strait at all times.
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jayrocksd5 days ago
+8
The US isn't attacking commercial shipping with F-35s. They would just fast rope a couple dozen marines onto it and attempt to persuade them to change course.
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Jonsnoosnooze5 days ago
+1795
Hmm so either reuters is pushing unconfirmed info or the White House is lying about the blockade. Hmm I can't decide which is more trustworthy.
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MacSage5 days ago
+614
Not to back the Trump admin, but they did change it to be a blockade of Iranian ports and ships passing through Iranian waters.
His first Truth said full blockade, but then his handlers apparently gave him his binky and re-truthed saying just Iranian ports and waters.
614
LouDog01875 days ago
+408
I still cant believe there's a thing called "truth social" and there are "truths" and "retruths". He's so f****** dumb.
408
anders_andersen5 days ago
+163
It's textbook cult behavior to claim monopoly to 'the truth'.
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willun5 days ago
+68
He basically named it after Pravda (Russian:Truth)
Given his proven links to Russia this shows he is just following their playbook.
There of course is no truth in Pravda and also in Truth Social.
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KwisatzHaderach945 days ago
+12
he's never read 1984, but somehow manages to create a ministry of truth. diabolical.
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Oregon-Pilot4 days ago
+3
Yep, actual smart people would never in a million years do this. And that fact is so so so so so pre-school applesauce obvious to people like you and I, but his MAGA dipshits are *so stupid* that they are completely unaware and gobble that shit up at their trough. Why we are subject to the collective will of the world’s dumbest population is truly criminal.
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SpaceZombieZed5 days ago
+27
Also “sponsored truths”🤢
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Acronymesis5 days ago
+19
I can’t believe he continues to have dipshit supporters that frequent that hellsite, but that would be the reason he has such a stupidly named social media platform.
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unhiddenninja5 days ago
+8
I refuse to call them that and just call both sites (x and truth social, they're basically the same anyway) Twitter & call all the posts "tweets". I will not ever accuse Trump of being remotely truthful, no matter how hard he tries to frame it that way.
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SubBirbian5 days ago
+8
Reminds me of wacko conspiracy theory YouTube channels. "They're hiding the truth from you!" bs. That's the first thing I thought of when Droop started "truth" social.
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SorryAboutTheWayIAm5 days ago
+9
Everything you've been told is a lie. PM me your credit card number for more info
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homewest5 days ago
+8
I still can’t believe it is run by Devin Nunes, who was also implicated in the Russia and Ukraine investigations in the first administration.
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LouDog01875 days ago
+3
F***. Forgot about him!
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[deleted]5 days ago
+179
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MontasJinx5 days ago
+67
This is what I understand too. The US have declared vessels going to and from an Iranian port will be stopped. China - who gets oil from Iran have said yeah nah.
This has a lot of potential to go bad very fast. I’m hoping that whoever has navel command knows what they are doing. On both sides.
Because this US administration sure as hell doesn’t.
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rooftopgoblin5 days ago
+41
Xi and the CCP have made the century of humiliation a big thing in chinese education and propaganda, meaning that they as a country will absolutely not tolerate the US stopping a chinese ship. It would very likely end in a blockade of taiwan or some other action
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Fallouttgrrl5 days ago
+24
I really wouldn't want to be the US Navy captain who has to trigger WW3
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Zran5 days ago
+6
Do we know how much naval asset China has in the region or on route? This could still turn bad to worse any moment if China chooses.
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rooftopgoblin5 days ago
+15
China has 4 destroyers fairly nearby in the waters off somalia
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sirseatbelt5 days ago
+56
Imagine a US destroyer telling a tanker with a Chinese flag that it can't pass.
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MacSage5 days ago
+36
It wouldn't be the first time this year it's happened.
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Initial_E5 days ago
+8
It’s like playing chicken. You know the Chinese would just laugh in their face.
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Secret-Sundae-18474 days ago
+2
The US has already turned around two Chinese ships lmao.
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Jensbert5 days ago
+3
Bu ze dao. Sorry no English. Zai ren
Like my chinese mother in law passed immigration in germany without invitation and without mandatory insurance;-)
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kstargate-4255 days ago
+21
I think a Chinese tanker already turned around?
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Slamtilt_Windmills5 days ago
+7
YOU. SHALL NOT...ok come on through then
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thenutstrash5 days ago
+3
What do you think will happen in this case? Other than the tanker changing direction and leaving that is?
3
Duchess4305 days ago
+3
They'll do the same thing as before and keep going on course and tell the US get fucked.
You really think the US at this point is going to try to mess with the Chinese vessel?
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meyerpw5 days ago
+15
I think the merchant sailor and ship owners are going to have the vessel turn around until it is escorted by a Chinese warship.
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username_taken00015 days ago
+2
Havou you looked who is the leader of US military? Anything is possible.
2
imaginary_num6er5 days ago
+2
Just like a full peace sign to a half peace
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PolloConTeriyaki5 days ago
+38
TACO Tuesday is tomorrow.
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Lopsided-Total-55605 days ago
+12
Nah, he’ll do something fucked up to screw the markets because they contradicted the norm and went up today. His buddies and sons didn’t get to buy on the dip today to dump on the TACO Tuesday. He’ll have to TACO out later this week. Gotta make them Benjamins 💵
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TheDickWolf5 days ago
+88
Trump announced/commenced blockade,
Chinese defense ministry stated:
‘Chinese ships continue to move in and out of the waters of the Strait of Hormuz. We have trade and energy agreements with Iran, which we will respect and abide by.
We expect others not to interfere in our affairs. Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz, and has opened it to us.’
@Middle_East_spectator
This happens.
Bluff called.
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Genius-Imbecile5 days ago
+14
Surely the Great Pumpkin wouldn't lie to us.
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4d3fect5 days ago
+4
The Angry Yam might.
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thefoodiedentist5 days ago
+20
They arent blocking anything. They just made threats. Trump makes threats every hour.
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Primary-Bookkeeper105 days ago
+9
[It's also insanely easy to verify](https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:59.3/centery:24.2/zoom:6)
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StudySpecial5 days ago
+5
this source shows that the vessel has stopped after exiting the strait when entering the gulf of oman
it's unclear why it has stopped and whether that is related to the US blockade
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harmboi5 days ago
+5
I'm definitely waiting for Axios to confirm this information
5
whiskydyc5 days ago
+2
Whether or not the blockade is put in place, the _announcement_ of the blockade was yet another opportunity for insider trading.
2
NoTourist55 days ago
+3
paper tiger
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analogjuicebox5 days ago
+3
The blockade is supposedly against ships that paid Iran’s toll. The ships they let through likely had not paid it.
3
tr_thrwy_5885 days ago
+19
very convenient, as there is absolutely no evidence that can be provided to public whether someone "paid the toll" or not
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dannydrama5 days ago
+3
Great excuse for this one lol.
"We didn't f*** with it because we didn't have to but we're totally not scared honest.".
3
robothawk5 days ago
+227
Its a ship coming from the UAE and one headed to Iraq, both of which are allowed under the blockade, only ships headed to/from Iran are blocked
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CryptoThroway82054 days ago
+8
2 ships that stopped at an Iranian port made it through the blockade
>Five other vessels had sailed through the strait since the blockade began at 1400 GMT on Monday. These comprised two other chemical and gas tankers, two dry bulk vessels and the Ocean Energy cargo ship that docked at Iran's Bandar Abbas port.
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-sanctioned-chinese-tanker-passes-strait-hormuz-despite-us-blockade-data-shows-2026-04-14/
Reuters suggests it could be an intermittent blockade.
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SituationIll57635 days ago
+43
This word in this context is confusing, no matter how you spin it I could mean either. Were these ships allowed and therefore sanctioned, or were they part of an economically sanctioned country? Is it both?
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robothawk5 days ago
+37
The ships are from companies that are sactioned by the US, but being sanctioned does not mean being subject to the blockade. Only ships heading to/from Iran are interdicted.
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coltoncruise815 days ago
+9
What does sanctioned mean then, if it doesn't mean not allowed to travel?
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Paraparo5 days ago
+11
Typically, sanctions are a ban on your own citizens from trading with the sanctioned entity, in the more general sense.
So if that tanker was sanctioned by the US, you couldn't buy oil off them. But that doesn't mean the default response is to take any active actions against them in open waters. While it has happened before, it's more of the exception.
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hi_imjoey5 days ago
+41
I understand what the article is saying based on context, but it still makes me chuckle when I read an article whose entire meaning is based around a contronym.
“Like, yeah, obviously the ships whose passage is sanctioned by the US won’t be affected by a US blockade” /s
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Telandria5 days ago
+10
Same, haha. Took me a second, there.
10
BarelyAirborne5 days ago
+9
It's TACO Tuesday, people.
9
thebarkbarkwoof5 days ago
+66
It's officially taco Tuesday. So it's allowed.
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TheMcMcMcMcMc5 days ago
+99
Don’t worry, Republicans will still campaign on keeping the blockade going in the midterms.
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D-MAN-FLORIDA5 days ago
+47
Bold strategy. “We want you to pay more for less gas! Vote for us!”
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Low_Pickle_1125 days ago
+19
I wouldn't underestimate the power of blaming someone else. I can see it all being spun into "This is all Iran's fault, which is why we need to be even harder on them just like Trump says!"
You know that's bull c***, I know that's bull c***, but how surprised would you really be if it worked?
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vriska15 days ago
+9
Please everyone vote in the midterms.
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DirkBabypunch5 days ago
+3
"If only Sleepy Joe and Obama had een as strong as I was with the Middle East, we wouldn't hae this mess."
-Guy who signed a peace deal with the Taliban, and then fucked that up so bad we left later than we agreed and without all our stuff.
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Storm_Chaser065 days ago
+6
Don’t underestimate the stupidity of maga voters. It can always get worse
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kiwi_commander5 days ago
+16
Anyone thinking that the US blockade will actually have the US Navy fire on ships is sorely mistaken. Trump has put the US on such a bad position all the Navy can do is write the ship name and number, to ensure they send them a sternly worded email.
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princemousey15 days ago
+21
“As the three vessels transiting the strait were not heading to Iranian ports, they are not covered by the blockade.”
How do you say clickbait without saying clickbait?
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GeshtiannaSG5 days ago
+5
The vessel may not be blockaded, but it is sanctioned.
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MaxRD5 days ago
+6
It’s TACO Tuesday again!
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play_images5 days ago
+9
Regardless of what the truth is, that it's technically not a full blockade, doesn't matter.
He announced this as a full blockade and it was mass reported as a full blockade. So going back to add clarifying questions means d*** as most people who saw him say it was a full blockade are not going to see the actual details for it from us cronies.
So now ANY reporting of ships going through will be viewed as yet another failure of the US to the average person.
Optics are terrible, terrible idea to begin with, then to report ships going through, oof.
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AsherGC5 days ago
+5
So, they just have to stop for coffee at the uae port to bypass the blockade?
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origanalsameasiwas5 days ago
+7
It was to to make sure he made more money in stocks and futures in oil markets. Now that they are increasing stopping any buying of the futures market when he says anything. He knows that.
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Resident_Function2805 days ago
+9
The US is a joke. Trump is an embarrassment
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Bocote5 days ago
+7
I can't even keep track of what is going on anymore. I thought the ships had to pay Iran to get safe passage through the strait, but if they pay the ransom, I thought the US was going to block them.
But, these ships got through? Which side is not carrying out their threat?
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Hollie_Maea5 days ago
+3
I can’t read the article because of the stupid paywall but if they are talking about Rich Starry, it actually was blockaded just a little later.
3
jomasthrones5 days ago
+5
Basically the entire Iran situation is the equivalent to letting 5th graders control US foreign policy. Trump, Hegseth and Co. have no f****** clue what they are doing.
5
GODZBALL5 days ago
+7
Its weird how the post that clarify what actually is being blockade are not receiving a response but people keep acting like it's not working.
7
Blubbolo5 days ago
+4
Of course he TACOED, the US would never stop Chinese ships.
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GCdotSup5 days ago
+2
maybe they missed the big tankers
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mrmoinbox5 days ago
+2
Buzzzzzz….Alex, what are “Taco Tankers”
2
TinyFugue5 days ago
+2
SecDef: Captain! Murder those civilians!
Captain: No.
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bigwavedave0005 days ago
+2
Concept of a blockade
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AeroRep4 days ago
+2
They probably are padding trumps crypto account.
2
Inquisitive-Sky5 days ago
+9
So not only did we decide to blockade the thing we keep saying has to be reopened but we didn't even do it effectively
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Kekopster5 days ago
+17
Quite literally nothing the trump admin has done has been effective to its stated purposes.
It’s been quite effective at destroying nato, robbing the American tax payer and supporting Russia, though.
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Scriefers5 days ago
+6
Its not meant to stop ships that do not depart from Iran.
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[deleted]5 days ago
+3
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manniesalado5 days ago
+2
Trump has to take the reins and get over to the Hormus on the bridge and direct operations himself!
2
Sreg325 days ago
+3
Jesus Trump is too busy healing people on AI memes, attending UFC events, and insulting the pope
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awildchuba5 days ago
+3
Seems like the pro-Trump bots have been spinning up since popular support is collapsing. Anyone trying to explain away the "wording" of his "truths" are missing the point. This makes the US look really weak lol.
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Spire_Citron5 days ago
+3
What does a blockade even imply in this situation? They have no legal authority in the area. What are they going to do to ships that try to go through?
3
WoodenInternet5 days ago
+2
Can anyone with some maritime knowledge help me understand this, because it looks like there's essentially no blockade considering the number of ships transiting:
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/shipid:9747569/zoom:8
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ragnaroksunset5 days ago
+2
The US interdictors forgot to bring any cards.
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PulledOverAgain4 days ago
+2
It is Taco Tuesday after all
2
JimmyMcGillHHM4 days ago
+2
Can’t wait for China to have the best excuse In joining this war.
2
Kristopher99994 days ago
+2
These ass-clowns can't even blockade an already blockaded straight! 👏
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Evening-Dimension-464 days ago
+2
This makes the Americans a complete laughingstock. Trump likes to call NATO a paper tiger, yet he himself is Xi and Vladimir's lapdog.
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IMGcertified5 days ago
+3
The greatest military in the world doesnt need to tweet about it....they just sail past the twats
"Sanctioned" my ass....They dont need Trumps permission
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OkFix40745 days ago
+2
No way that can be true , our white house Jesus said no ships will be free in the high seas!
Our supreme misleader never gives us false information
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blankvoidoid5 days ago
+8
That's doctor Jesus, thank you very much
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marx2k5 days ago
+3
Red cross doctor Jesus I'll have you know
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Storm_Chaser065 days ago
+2
Taco Tuesday baby, I knew that orange pussio would do f*** all
2
Falkenmond795 days ago
+4
His market manipulation is so blatant, it’s almost funny. I mean even as a lay person you can just follow along. Buy some stocks or ETF on Monday after he had a Friday rant, wait for taco Tuesday, sell. 🤷🏻♂️
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Scriefers5 days ago
+1
It left a port in the UAE!
The blockade is meant to only stop ships going to or coming from Iranian ports... If you want America to attack every sanctioned vessels out there, tell those sanctioned vessels to sail in the Caribbean, geez...
Seriously though, making f****** mountains outta ant hills with all this information, those lazy journalists.. These ships are not what the blockade is for, and while now is probably a good chance to catch them as they squeeze on by the blockade, they're not stateless/illicitly registered vessels like those boarded by America in the Caribbean prior. That would be internationally illegal and a big no-no pissing off major contenders.
Nah nah, see here... This blockade against Iranian shipping is perfectly legal, see, 'cuz its in the name of War... See?...
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RLewis88885 days ago
+1
I think he said they're only blocking Iranian ships. There are no Iranian ships. There are ships going to Iranian ports- but they could be any country - including China.
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pay_the_cheese_tax5 days ago
+1
Happy Taco Tuesday y'all!
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Classic-Break58885 days ago
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Don’t let facts get into the way of aderall-fuelled bullshit from the orange clown
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paxrom25 days ago
+1
Would the us navy seize a Chinese ship with Iranian oil? That would drag China into war.
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TheDevilsAdvokaat5 days ago
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So what will the US do now? Start attacking ships they have not sanctioned?
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