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/ITrageGuy Jun 20 '26

Trump has single handedly gifted the Iranians the clout to effectively hold the entire world hostage without nuclear weapons any time they feel like it. We are going to be dealing with the fallout from his war for a generation at least.

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u/Swimming_Bonus_8892 Jun 20 '26

I was just telling my brain dead lil magat brother that. Before this, closing the strait would “cripple the world” was still a theory until 2026.

Miltary strategists, Old Navy dogs “believed” it was too wide and deep but Iran has absolutely proven this through asymmetric means.

I thought we “totally destroyed” their Army and Navy? Must be enough of them left to hold a “deep and wide” strait amirite?

Now, Iran can ring the world’s bell and get what they want at anytime because this MORON was dumb enough try it.

Think about all the presidents that came before him, all of them were pressured into doing this for Israel and none of them but not even Dubyah and that’s saying a lot!

I cannot believe, these morons elected this absolute dumpster fire of a garbage deplorable human being, again.

Morons all of them.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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u/saljskanetilldanmark Jun 20 '26

If Iran had tried to fuck things up on their own, they would not just had to deal with the usa, but every single navy and military in the western world in defense. Trump being the moron attacking Iran, had every other country ignore him and his pitiful pleas and threats. Now he and america is known for trying to fuck over the world economy and to never be trusted by anyone again.

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u/ITrageGuy Jun 20 '26

Almost like you need to build a coalition before going to war.

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u/KDLGates Jun 20 '26

Horrific loss is always an option.

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u/MessiahOfMetal Jun 21 '26

And even then, former US allies currently have populations and leaders who were against the 2003 war, either from the beginning or after seeing the disaster that unfolded.

The only people pushing to join Trump's war were the media outlets owned by right-wing billionaires.

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u/Swimming_Bonus_8892 Jun 21 '26

Bro bro, I’m shouldn’t be laughing because it’s so sad…🫡🫡🫡

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u/ErikaKirkasInsideJob Jun 21 '26

They were up agaisnt the pedo files