The Iran War (was Nuclear Program) thread
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Indeed. All it seems to have accomplished diplomatically is turn the clock back to 27 February.
What the war has accomplished is to turn the economies of the Persian Gulf on their head and sow more Trump induced economic chaos globally.
Will be interesting to see in the upcoming days as to whether “open the Straits to safe and unfettered passage” has the same meaning in Farsi as it does in Trumpian English dialect.
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This is being reported as the 10 point plan forming the basis of the ceasefire. Looks like a big L for the US.
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120-140 ships a day traverse the strait per day in peacetime. If Iran gets to charge each of them $2MM, that’s a billion dollars every four days.
Makes Obama’s palates of cash look like chump change.
120-140 ships a day traverse the strait per day in peacetime. If Iran gets to charge each of them $2MM, that’s a billion dollars every four days.
Makes Obama’s palates of cash look like chump change.
Both Russia and Iran are making more money from the sale of oil thanks to the great leader’s efforts.
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An interesting review of a book on imperial overreach.
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An interesting review of a book on imperial overreach.
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I’m trying to wrap my head around this $2M per ship thing.
You’re not alone. It is an international waterway open for all commercial traffic. No one state along its shoreline can claim control or exact a toll. Iran’s present claim is groundless and contrary to maritime law. It alone could bring this ceasefire to an abrupt and violent end at the blink of an eye.
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What an odd situation. Hard to imagine Iran will just stop fighting. They had another country bomb the crap out of them and kill many of their leaders. But maybe they’ll just be fine with making extra money off of maritime traffic.
Would be the first time Trump has ever lost. Aside from every business and political venture he’s been apart of.
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Trump floats the idea of the US and Iran forming a ‘joint venture’ to collect the tolls together.
“We’re thinking of doing it as a joint venture,” the president told Karl, who shared Trump’s response on the social platform X. “It’s a way of securing it — also securing it from lots of other people. It’s a beautiful thing.”
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