Iran warns of 'forceful' response to military ships after Trump vows to block Strait of Hormuz (www.cbc.ca)
from HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works to world@lemmy.world on 12 Apr 18:13
https://sh.itjust.works/post/58415233

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps warned on Sunday that any military ships approaching the Strait of Hormuz will be viewed as violating the two-week ceasefire and would be dealt with “harshly and decisively.”

In a statement carried by Iranian state media, the IRGC said the strait remains under the “smart management” and control of Iran’s navy and that the waterway remains open for non-military vessels, but that military ones would get a “forceful response.”

No word yet on whether U.K. will send minesweepers, as Trump said.

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HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works on 12 Apr 18:15 next collapse

In the same breath expressing his disappointment in NATO allies, Trump told Fox that “now they want to come and now they want to help with the Strait [of Hormuz].”

The fuck we do. Nobody wants to join the war tRump started.

What a fucking dipshit he is.

marcos@lemmy.world on 12 Apr 18:18 next collapse

I dunno. It’s possible that if Trump does indeed close the strait, NATO nations may go and try to open it.

But yeah, it’s more likely that they’ll nope out and stay out of it.

floofloof@lemmy.ca on 12 Apr 18:28 next collapse

Why would you help the USA when it has shown repeatedly how ready it is to completely screw you as soon as you have helped it out of a predicament of its own making?

marcos@lemmy.world on 12 Apr 18:31 collapse

I haven’t said anything about helping the USA.

8oow3291d@feddit.dk on 12 Apr 19:36 collapse

if Trump does indeed close the strait, NATO nations may go and try to open it.

So you seriously think e.g. France will send ships to the gulf, and shoot at US ships?

ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world on 12 Apr 18:21 collapse

He’s completely deluded. He’s listening to the grade A mental gymnastics thrown out by his buddies at Fox News and NewsMax. Because nobody here in the US who doesn’t have their heads up their asses thinks any other NATO country wants to help in this fiasco. And we also don’t blame them at all.

Witchfire@lemmy.world on 12 Apr 19:40 collapse

He genuinely thinks the US already “won” the war. That’s like crowing about how much of a grand master you are while your King is being checked from three different angles

mech@feddit.org on 12 Apr 18:18 next collapse

So now USA plans to close the Strait for everyone while Iran will fight them to keep it open for neutral countries, am I getting this right?

Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works on 12 Apr 19:22 collapse

US tried to make things better, then it realized that it’s far more skilled at fucking shit up.

Photonic@lemmy.world on 12 Apr 18:30 next collapse

So let me get this strait: the “open the fucking strait you crazy bastards!” Tweet was directed towards his future self?

Yeah, that tracks

TwinTitans@lemmy.world on 12 Apr 18:54 next collapse

As they should.

empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 12 Apr 19:13 next collapse

Ready for another Monday morning market open bloodbath that will conveniently make a bunch of brand new trading accounts $200 million

fireweed@lemmy.world on 12 Apr 19:16 next collapse

Why is this tagged NSFW?

HuudaHarkiten@piefed.social on 12 Apr 19:31 next collapse

This level of stupidity is a work hazard

HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works on 12 Apr 19:59 collapse

Sorry about that. Fat fingers at work.

Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works on 12 Apr 19:24 collapse

“If I can’t have it then no one can” is actually pretty on brand

HerrVorragend@lemmy.world on 12 Apr 19:39 collapse

It is the classic loser mentality that the world expects from the US by now.