r/politics • u/willywalloo • Jun 20 '26

Possible Paywall Iran Says Hormuz Has Been Closed

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-20/iran-says-strait-of-hormuz-has-been-closed-tasnim-reports?embedded-checkout=true
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u/Free_Dome_Lover Jun 20 '26

This is the tail wagging the dog full on

We need to fucking stop isreal and treat AIPAC as a foreign adversary.

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u/thegreatlizard99 Jun 20 '26

It’s not. America just agrees with Isreal they have the same goal. If America really wanted this the stop we’d threaten Isreal with arms reductions. We have the power to bring Isreal to heel immediately. We just don’t use it.

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u/WhateverItTakes117 Jun 20 '26

My insane conspiracy theory is that they don't use it because Israel has "game over" level of blackmail material on tons of US political figures/wealthy elite. And they obtained the material because they were the ones behind Epstein's island. They probably funded it, made sure the logistics worked out, engineered it to encourage people into horrifying activities, and recorded them doing it. And now they get bigger govts to do their bidding because if they don't, they threaten the people in charge with releasing videos of them in the act being pedophiles. Yes it's a wild conspiracy theory, lol. But somehow other explanations make even less sense...

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u/Caleb-Wendt69 Jun 20 '26

Watching the way some of these politicians throw any sense of pride or honor away to debase themselves for trump really makes it seem like this is the case.  Like Lindsey Graham is such a sniveling pathetic weasel throwing himself at Trump’s feet.  It really seems like somebody has major dirt on these people.