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US- and Greek-owned tankers ablaze after Iran claims 'underwater drone' strike

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Re: US- and Greek-owned tankers ablaze after Iran claims 'underwater drone' strike

#11
Why did we have to go through all this pain. Was that really necessary? And given we mostly talk about technology here, let me put this through that lens:

With all the technology advancement and improvement with access to information in the last 30 years, why does it feel that all of this culminates to more disinformation, more pain, and less understanding?

Re: US- and Greek-owned tankers ablaze after Iran claims 'underwater drone' strike

#14
post #8

Why did they attempt to pass the closed Strait of Hormuz?

In the article:

> IRAN has claimed responsibility for an attack on two oil tankers anchored in Iraqi territorial waters, as conflicts in the region continue to escalate and strikes on commercial shipping spread beyond the Strait of Hormuz.

Re: US- and Greek-owned tankers ablaze after Iran claims 'underwater drone' strike

#15
post #7

One of the self-owns of all time. Triggering a global supply chain crisis right before midterms is bottom of the barrel strategy. But then again, who expects competency from any recent American administration, most especially this one?

What’s baffling to me is how they’re going to attempt to spin the colossal fuck up this is from a “Best Military in the World” perspective, particularly after their unapproved relabeling of the DoD to the DoW.

Re: US- and Greek-owned tankers ablaze after Iran claims 'underwater drone' strike

#16
post #12
post #8

Why did they attempt to pass the closed Strait of Hormuz?

They were docked. And who gets to say a waterway is open or closed?

The insurance companies primarily... secondary the people with bombs that can sink ships attempting to use the waterways.

Re: US- and Greek-owned tankers ablaze after Iran claims 'underwater drone' strike

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post #7

One of the self-owns of all time. Triggering a global supply chain crisis right before midterms is bottom of the barrel strategy. But then again, who expects competency from any recent American administration, most especially this one?

Whatever your political affiliation and thoughts on the war, I hope we can all agree that it would an awful thing to base our foreign policy on the US election cycle.

Re: US- and Greek-owned tankers ablaze after Iran claims 'underwater drone' strike

#18

Noone could’ve seen this coming, how were they supposed to know that the strait of hormuz is so important!

I'm actually somewhat surprised Iran is openly telling us they are using underwater drones for this. That piece of technological advance has gone mostly under the radar (!) so far.

Re: US- and Greek-owned tankers ablaze after Iran claims 'underwater drone' strike

#19

These tankers aren't easily replaceable are they? As in it takes significant time to build them. Even if Trump's claims that the war will end shortly were true. Oil prices are guaranteed not coming down if many more of these ships are sunk.

Oh yeah, The Oil crisis in the 1970's effects were felt until the mid 80's this is just starting and it isn't going to go away anytime soon.
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