Iran has learned that the Strait of Hormuz is its strongest deterrent

Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz just hours after the first tankers managed to pass through.

The country’s joint military command said on Saturday that it’s “control of the Strait of Hormuz has returned to its previous state … under strict management and control of the armed forces.”

A military spokesperson accused the US of not meeting its obligations after Donald Trump refused to lift America’s own blockade of Iranian ports.

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    6 months ago

    Exactly, merely the necessary veneer of plausible deniability for the scheme to be successful.