Trump says US could charge for Strait of Hormuz passage amid Iran war (www.aljazeera.com)
from throws_lemy@reddthat.com to world@lemmy.world on 07 Apr 11:41
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hydrashok@sh.itjust.works on 07 Apr 11:57 next collapse

Ah, there’s the grift setup I was expecting.

balsoft@lemmy.ml on 07 Apr 12:03 next collapse

Yesterday I was thinking that trump might get angry that Iran is letting through some ships and try enforcing a complete blockade… this seems like the first step towards that

givesomefucks@lemmy.world on 07 Apr 12:18 collapse

Yeah, he’s pissed Iran is making money off it.

So hes gonna want to charge every ship after it gets past Iran. So anyone that wants oil will have to pay both sides.

Because he’s too stupid to understand threatening to blow up a Chinese tanker unless they pay him isn’t going to result in an easy paycheck.

I really think we’re gonna lose a carrier to swarm drones before this is over.

balsoft@lemmy.ml on 07 Apr 13:14 collapse

I really think we’re gonna lose a carrier to swarm drones before this is over.

Paraphrasing donald trump, “inshallah”

givesomefucks@lemmy.world on 07 Apr 13:30 collapse

I mean…

That just means “if God wills it” which is something “Christians” say all the time too.

It’s a really weird scenario where trump blurring the lines between Islam and Christianity actually makes sense, the main difference is just the language

trump doesn’t mean it when he says it English, he doesn’t meant it when he says it in Arabic.

So obviously he’d say both just as readily.

CubitOom@infosec.pub on 07 Apr 13:10 next collapse

Oh yeah, is the US going mine the strait and funnel boats down a specific corridor where there is geography that would support a toll while also bombing ships that attempt to not pay the toll?

Because, that is what the US has enabled Iran to do.

HuudaHarkiten@piefed.social on 07 Apr 13:35 collapse

So if a ship pays the US, gets hit by Iran, the US will pay for the damages. Right?

Right?!

SippyCup@lemmy.world on 07 Apr 13:56 collapse

Did they buy the Trump insurance? Ohhh shame that, see if you want safe passage you gotta buy the Trump insurance