Iran begins mining Strait of Hormuz as Washington's tanker escort claim collapses

[marble falls]

15. And making personal slurs in the face of facts and truth doen't do a thing for any discussion. ...

... I leave you to your fears and concerns. Have a nice day.

We spend short of a trillion dollars a year on defense, more than the next seven nations combine.

Name one commercial freight carrier hit by a drone or mine. Iran learned a terrible lesson a couple of years back by crowding Navy ships. In less than an fifteen minutes the Navy sunk more than half the Iranian navy, taking not a lick of damage or any casualty.

U.S. STRIKES 2 IRANIAN OIL RIGS AND HITS 6 WARSHIPS IN BATTLES OVER MINING SEA LANES IN GULF

https://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/19/world/us-strikes-2-iranian-oil-rigs-hits-6-warships-battles-over-mining-sea-lanes-gulf.html



https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/the-us-navy-unloaded-on-the-iranians-in-the-most-explosive-surface-fight-since-wwii/
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-04-19-mn-1394-story.html

Because the Navy can keep the straights of Hormuz open, you bet your ass - rah, rah rah.

At the same time: screw President Shitferbrains for needlessly putting sailor's lives at risk and and causing this threat to international shipping.

Curiously: do you know the value of the trade that goes through Hormuz?


No, you don't, but let me help you inform yourself: https://facts.net/science/geography/25-facts-about-the-strait-of-hormuz/

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=65504

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, in 2011, an average of 14 tankers per day passed out of the Persian Gulf through the strait carrying 17 million barrels (2,700,000 m3) of crude oil. More than 85% of these crude oil exports went to Asian markets on a daily basis, with Japan, India, South Korea and China the largest destinations.[14] In 2018, 21 million barrels a day passed through the strait, worth $1.2 billion at 2019 prices.[19]

This is why the US Navy takes Iranian threats seriously:

As of 2019, the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency estimated that Iran possessed over 5,000 naval mines capable of rapid deployment via high-speed boats.[8] In June 2025, it was reported that U.S. intelligence detected, possibly through satellite imagery or human informants, that Iranian military forces loaded naval mines onto vessels in the Persian Gulf, an act which was interpreted as a preliminary step to blockading the strait.[8] The mines were ultimately not deployed, though their presence raised alarms in Washington about Tehran's intent to escalate the conflict. It is unclear whether the mines were later removed.[8]

I know you won't but read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz