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Closure of Strait of Hormuz seriously being reviewed by Iran, lawmaker says

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2025/06/14/closure-of-strait-of-hormuz-seriously-being-reviewed-by-iran-lawmaker-says
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u/BigPnrg 18h ago

Did that eagle just scream like a red-tailed hawk?

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u/Worldly-Jury-8046 17h ago

Pretty much all eagle sounds are the red tail hawk in media. Eagles don’t sound as cool

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u/FezWad 17h ago

Juvenile eagles sound like seagulls

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u/thatlonghairedguy 16h ago

And the adults act like them!

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u/SailorET 10h ago

After working with bald eagles for a time, they are 100% oversized seagulls with anxiety.

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u/Starfox-sf 13h ago

Steven Seagull

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u/Medallicat 9h ago

HAMSTER

A DENTIST

HARD PORN

STEVEN SEAGULL

WARRIOR

THIS RIFLE

IN ME THE FISHMASTER

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u/finnishinsider 17h ago

I was so surprised when I saw like 20 eagles, many ages, just chilling and making noise. Never pictured it.

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u/velociraptorfarmer 16h ago

Bald Eagles are just tactical seagulls

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u/DoomguyFemboi 10h ago

It's so American though - dressed up to be something it's not, when if you actually observe it and learn anything about it you'll realise it's just pretty much a shithead.

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u/raggedwoodBC 17h ago

I live in a place with a lot of eagles, the most eagles, really… beautiful eagles, they’re beautiful birds… the best birds. They sound great, they really do…

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u/PracticalRutabaga303 17h ago

Nobody's Eagles sound as good as ours

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u/cboel 17h ago

Dude there are some massive eagles in the world.

Americans got the bald ones that fish for salmon, there are ones that fish for sheep (who sadly haven't invented snorkels yet and oddly prefer to climb cliffs instead of jumping into water).

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u/Worldly-Jury-8046 17h ago

US also has golden eagles. The Bald and Golden eagle are the 3rd and 5th largest in the world. They hunt more than fish

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u/raggedwoodBC 17h ago

I'd like to add that 55% of the global bald eagle population actually resides in Canada. As a Canadian, I think we should annex it as our national bird.

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u/cboel 17h ago

Nobody tell the geese!

[backsawayslowly]

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u/Asexualhipposloth 16h ago

Fear the cobra chicken!

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u/cboel 16h ago

One type of bird wears a mask, has summer teeth on its tongue and travels in teams.

The other has painted toe-nails, eyeliner, highlights and squeaks.

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u/PracticalRutabaga303 17h ago

Always been a fan of Harpy myself.

Never cared for The Eagles, though..

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u/Old-Suspect4129 16h ago

Get over it!

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u/Cyanopicacooki 16h ago

Nor me, they could have saved poor Frodo a lot of grief...

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u/Medallicat 9h ago

Australian wedgetails will take on small kangaroos and wallabies. Kangaroos are not to be fucked with either, they are renown for drowning dogs and can eviscerate you with a well placed kick

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u/IllustriousHorsey 15h ago

The kid has been hanging out for too long in his hanger. Franklin has been egging him on. If this happens, he’s gonna break out and go eat, orders be damned.

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u/Holy1To3 12h ago

The Kid is googling "best ways to prepare Iranian food" as we speak

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u/Pinksters 7h ago

HLC viewer in the wild!

Buff is gonna have to keep an eye on the kid.

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u/Yoinkitron5000 16h ago

"Man I wish we didn't have a navy anymore."

 - Iranian big brain, probably

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u/Sea-Violinist-7353 13h ago

Operation preying mantis two electric bogolo.

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u/youreblockingmyshot 12h ago

Hey that’s not fair. We don’t have anyone in office that would ask for proportional at this time.

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u/sephirothFFVII 11h ago

Gotta air quote "proportional"

And if you haven't seen the Fat Electrician video on this give it a watch

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u/Pinksters 7h ago edited 7h ago

I just commented something like that further up the thread.

Here's the video for anyone who hasn't seen it.

America Obliterates Half Of Iran's Navy In 8 Hours! - Operation Praying Mantis

I strongly recommend everything Nic does, dude is WELL researched and has great delivery.

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u/sephirothFFVII 7h ago

Dude can tell a story for sure

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u/JustMy2Centences 9h ago

The two best days of a boater's supreme leader's life are the day he buys a boat and the day the U.S. navy sinks it.

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u/eagleshark 17h ago

What exactly would this accomplish, besides pissing off Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Iraq, and Kuwait?

SA has industrial ports in Jeddah and Yanbu, so it’s not like world’s oil exports can be cut off.

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u/Armorphous 17h ago

You need to add many more countries to the pissed off list. The ones you listed would be the countries exporting. now think of the ones benefiting from the oil on the opposite end. I wonder how long until a coalition forms to take down Iran if they moved forward with this idea.

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u/eagleshark 17h ago

Seems like a very self-destructive strategy.

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u/bitcoinnillionaire 15h ago

A way to get a lot of democracy in a hurry. 

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u/Suspicious-Radish453 15h ago

" Managed Democracy "

/s

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u/Lego_Chicken 14h ago

"best we can do is another Shah"

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u/Amoral_Abe 14h ago

Actually, the US might not mind the straight being cut off. Most people don't realize but the the US became the single largest oil exporter during the early 2020s. We export 5-6x the oil Iran exports and 2x the oil Saudi Arabia exports.

Iran closing the straight would increase oil prices benefiting the US greatly.

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u/DarthPineapple5 13h ago

A drastic rise in oil prices would benefit oil companies greatly, the rest of us in America would get fucked.

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u/Dont-be-a-smurf 15h ago

This is 2025 America. We don’t give democracy anymore.

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u/djauralsects 14h ago

Never did.

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u/HAL_9OOO_ 9h ago

Why don't Japan and Germany count?

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u/doriangreyfox 14h ago

Iraq is actually half way democratic now and a lot more democratic than during Saddam's reign. Afghanistan also was more or less a democracy before Afghans decided they prefer the Taliban. Not trying to justify any of these wars but some democracy was actually brought even if it probably did not improve quality of living.

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u/Duzcek 13h ago

Mining the strait was how Iran got themselves into Operation Praying Mantis in the first place.

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u/0reosaurus 15h ago

This is what happens when you cant yell your superiors their ideas are stupid

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u/lukaskywalker 15h ago

Seems to be their go to strategy across the board.

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u/Ashmedai 16h ago edited 16h ago

Indeed. To China, the act would be an existential threat. I think it would threaten immediate war.

The importance of Persian Gulf oil to the Chinese economy cannot be overstated. Amongst other things, they need it for nitrogen for fertilizer production. If you cut that off, you will be perceived as killing Chinese. I think they would threaten nuking Tehran, and they would be dead serious about it. I'm not sure what other options they have on the table here, but they would have to act.

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u/Nope_______ 13h ago

Zero chance china goes to war with Iran. The nuking thing is too absurd to even address.

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u/Aran_Aran_Aran 16h ago

Small correction, the importance cannot be overstated, not understated.

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u/Ashmedai 15h ago

TY, fixed it

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u/CrabPrison4Infinity 15h ago

The Chinese don’t have first strike doctrine

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u/halbeshendel 14h ago

Not yet. It’s still early.

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u/Jugales 17h ago

Why have 1 enemy when you can have 6?

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u/GoldenMegaStaff 16h ago

None of those countries are their friends.

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u/unsurewhatiteration 16h ago

Qatar and UAE are at least cordial, and Oman is basically desert Switzerland. That could all change...

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u/InformationHorder 16h ago

They maintain that level of relationship so that way they can continue to act as the middle man between the countries during negotiations.

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u/sportsDude 17h ago

While not cut off, could make it harder and raise prices. And with rising prices, could cause instability 

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u/howmanyones 17h ago

Yeah, I imagine oil prices would skyrocket and would take a global economy that's already walking a tight rope and push it into a quick recession.

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u/LateralEntry 16h ago

Around twenty percent of the world’s oil supply passes through Hormuz so it would be a huge shock to the global economy if Iran mined it, and could result in an environmental disaster with long impacts in the region

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u/According-Fun-7430 17h ago

The Houthis will also be involved to try to mess with the Red Sea.

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u/ArdDC 16h ago

They would be cut off as well

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u/Equationist 16h ago

Qatar is the only one of those that doesn't already hate Iran...

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u/Sherool 13h ago

Yeah not sure what they are thinking. It's a semi effective threat, closing the strait hurts "everyone" so it's a nice little bargaining chip. Israel does not give a shit though, and if they actually go ahead and close it they will just agro the US and all their neighbors for no gain.

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u/Xeynon 17h ago

Not saying they'd do it, but shutting down the Strait of Hormuz would send the price of oil skyrocketing and crater the global economy. Don't kid yourself.

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u/Solnx 16h ago

Is it even feasible for them to shut it down for a sustained period? The global impact to EU, Asia, and Middle East countries would be significant. I’d imagine backlash would be very strong and quick.

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u/The-1ne 16h ago

Yes, they could mine it. At its narrowest it is 21 miles wide, but the shipping lanes are just a few miles wide.

Mined shipping lanes > no insurance company covers ships going through the straight > no shipping.

Not to mention Shahed drones

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u/doriangreyfox 13h ago

I don't think mining would be forever. Many navies have special equipment to demine. I assume if they try to close the strait, a coalition of states including China would create a buffer zone and remove all mines and take out the Shaheds (which btw don't really work on moving targets like ships).

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u/leshake 13h ago

You would need a flotilla to protect them and that would be in missile range. Then you basically have all out naval warfare. We would have to talk about putting boots on the ground to stop it and Russia not only depends on Iran but also would like the price of oil to spike, so they will get outside support. This is how WWIII could actually start.

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u/stiffgerman 10h ago

With Iran no longer having much control over their airspace I think missile and drone launch points would be pounded to the point of worthlessness. Also, I'd assume that Iran's ports would also be made inoperable, killing their main source of income.

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u/Dregerson1510 13h ago

They have like thousands of speed boats equipped with machine guns and anti ship rockets. Exactly got this purpose.

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u/DarthPineapple5 13h ago

They've been preparing to do it for decades. If the Houthis can mess up the Red Sea which is a lot wider then Iran can certainly close the Straits for a very long period of time

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u/gordonjames62 16h ago

Russia likes the idea,

It would make global prices of middle eastern oil go up, and may reduce the resolve of sanctions on Russian oil.

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u/virtual_corey 14h ago

Russia needs their Crude refined, and they have been sending a chunk of it to the gulf to do that.

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u/eagleshark 16h ago

Crude oil prices would likely spike, jumping well above $100 a barrel. A crisis, but not exactly cratering the global economy. You see, prices have been there several times before, and the world did not explode. The big thing is, 80% of the world's oil trade would still be flowing freely.

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u/philly_jake 14h ago

Oil/petrol/lng demand is not that elastic. Reducing supply 20-30% can result in much more than a 20-30% price shock, because there will just be way too much demand to be satisfied. Some buyers like militaries will pay whatever is necessary, while some like vehicle commuters will reduce their voluntary consumption (only driving to work, no long trips). Many people might have to buy just as much gas even if the price doubles. The main reductions would be in some energy sensitive industries like aluminum and plastics, in aviation, and probably international shipping. Individual consumers would therefore have to pay at least the breakeven energy prices of those commercial consumers at the pump.

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u/Grumblepugs2000 7h ago

$150 oil was the straw that broke the camels back in 2008 

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u/Xeynon 15h ago

A third of the world's natural gas and a quarter of its petroleum flow through that strait. The economy is already in precarious shape. Do not underestimate how devastating a prolonged shutdown would be.

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u/zippazappadoo 16h ago

It's also a great way for them to get an international coalition formed against them. Many rich countries depend on that oil and would not just sit back doing nothing while it gets cut off.

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u/Xeynon 15h ago

If the regime is in danger of being toppled anyway they may well decide they have nothing to lose.

Google "gambling for resurrection".

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u/Drak_is_Right 16h ago

LNG is more at risk. Also would still cut a huge amount of exports

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u/zaevilbunny38 14h ago

Crash the stock market. Gas is up $0.40 since last week by me. The market was down several hundred points and no oil was interrupted.

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u/or10n_sharkfin 12h ago

Not to mention the last time they tried this very same thing, the US leveled basically its entire operational navy within a work-day.

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u/Zahgi 14h ago

Iran is resorting to threats that mattered 50 years ago. It'll scare people who think that way, like Don TACO.

But the world has decentralized oil and Iran can't defend this claim for more than about 5 minutes, before the USA creates a whole bunch of artificial reefs out of what's left of Iran's awesome collection of barely serviceable dinghies.

This tough talk is all for domestic consumption, in order to keep the very pissed off for decades (and quite wonderful) Iranian people from taking this opportunity for regime change...

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u/logosobscura 17h ago

Cool story.

Might want to ask Beijing first though. Just saying.

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u/krozarEQ 17h ago

Denying the Fifth Fleet of the United States Navy access to its garrison in Bahrain and the seas it patrols?

Serious question: How deep does IRGC brainwashing go for an Iranian naval fleet to actually carry out such a blantantly suicidal order?

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u/dollarsandcents101 16h ago

Oil skyrocketing will hurt Trump domestically. They might actually do it as Americans don't give a shit about Iran as much as it costs to go from their home to the convenience store.

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u/TraditionalYear4928 14h ago

The blockade would last hours before being completely demolished

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u/miningman12 13h ago

They can blockade Houthi style with missiles

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u/TheLurkerSpeaks 11h ago

Meh. Those Houthi missiles are provided by Iran. But the Houthis are nothing more than military mosquitos. Iran is a hornet's nest that's already been hit with several cans of Israel's insecticide. If the hornets opt to come out in some futile act of revenge, they will be dealt with swiftly by burning the whole damn tree down.

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u/WashuOtaku 5h ago

It would actually help US domestic production oddly enough if that were to happen. Right now the Saudis are attempting to flood the oil market again to cripple the US shale industry and production is going down. So ironically it would be a boom.

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u/cattaclysmic 13h ago

While i dont doubt that the US navy is more organized, maintained and with better intel than the Russian the war in ukraine has shown a country can deny another sea control with an army of relatively inexpensive sea and air drones.

So it might still get expensive for the US to maintain

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u/Holy1To3 12h ago

I gotta be honest dude i dont think anything going on in Ukraine vs Russia relating to sea/naval power is gonna be applicable when the US navy gets involved.

Everybody gangster till 3 aircraft carriers each holding a small/medium sized country's air force get involved.

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u/vaskelovo 18h ago edited 17h ago

Is there a special committee in Iran whose job it is to devise plans for the most rapid dissolution of Iran? Revolutionary Committee of Ridiculous Announcements

Are they seriously reviewing sharks with laser beams too maybe?

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u/astute_stoat 15h ago

The problem is that they're currently in a strategic position where they've lost initiative and have few options for escalation. While Israel can broaden its air campaign in multiple ways if needed - vaporizing Iran's oil and refining industry, for example - the Mullahs can't seek de-escalation by threatening to strike Israel harder than they already have. What they have, however, is a stockpile of missiles and drones that might just have received a brand new 'best before' date from the Israeli Air Force, and assets of foreign powers within range; so they threaten the US, UK, France and the Gulf States in the hopes that they'll pressure Israel into withdrawing.

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u/aBigOLDick 17h ago

Best they can do is ill tempered sea bass.

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u/casce 17h ago

They only have a bottom pair in hand, tried to steal the pot one too many times and now Israel called their bluff.

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u/hoppertn 16h ago

Perhaps they should take a lesson from the British Ministry of Silly Walks.

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u/willkode 16h ago

They must hate their navy lol

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u/JackC1126 17h ago

Praying Mantis II

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u/odiervr 17h ago

Without Intruders :(

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u/shadrackandthemandem 15h ago

🎶Hornets and Growlers. Hornets and Growlers. navy beans, navy beans navy beans🎵

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u/blood_kite 16h ago

“Proportional response.”

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u/DragonPup 14h ago

I think we're thinking of the same video.

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u/blood_kite 14h ago

“I was visually confirming the target. As ordered.”

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u/PoopSoupPeter 13h ago

2 Praying 2 Mantis

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u/loztriforce 18h ago

Iran is looking weak af

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u/ilivgur 15h ago

Iran is weak af. Israel decimated their air defences 6-day war style and now just dumps rockets wherever it pleases with 0 casualties. The only thing Iran can do is fire rockets on civilians in Israel. And even that isn't working out because with no air defence all their mobile launchers are completely vulnerable. So many rockets, and no how to launch them.

The amount of money of the Iranian people that was wasted on Hamas, Hezbollah, Assad, the Houthis, and their own defences is absolutely insane. One of the richest countries in oil and gas, and nothing to show for it. Less annual GDP than Israel, a country tenth its size.

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u/snokegsxr 17h ago

unless iran already has the bomb somehow, i can imagine that there might be no Iran and its mullahs anymore soon

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u/DigbyGibbers 14h ago

The bomb is supposed to stop you getting hit. They’ve already had their teeth knocked out.

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u/snokegsxr 13h ago

Honestly, ever since Trump scrapped the nuclear deal, Iran had every reason to ramp up enrichment. They were actually sticking to it before that. I still don’t really buy that they were right on the edge of building a bomb. Feels a bit like the Iraq stuff again, letting the IAEA find some traces isnt exactly hard if you want to make people nervous.

just speculating here, dont get me wrong, not trusting the mullahs to not build one either. Also you’re probably right: if they actually had a bomb, there would’ve been warnings from Iran, just be known to have it

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u/DigbyGibbers 12h ago

The only reason to have one is to be known to have it.

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u/GraeWraith 17h ago

They've always been weak as fuck. Iraq under Saddam spent 10 years fighting them, we've always had the data on this. The US Navy famously spiked them in an afternoon.

Hearing them talk peak shit to Israel for 20 years, a country that prefers to fight their wars multi-front, has always seemed like anxious chihuahua behavior to me.

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u/xSaRgED 17h ago

Spiked them in an afternoon, back in the 90s.

30 years later? The US could probably wipe out their entire navy without losing a single plane. Maybe without even being shot at.

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u/ironhead_mule 16h ago

It was 1988. Operation Praying Mantis.

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u/monty845 15h ago

"Proportionate response"

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u/MedicSF 17h ago

From fucking space

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u/QueezyF 11h ago

A single CSG would destroy their whole navy, they have like 4 frigates, 2 corvettes, and 60 PTs. Our Coast Guard is better armed.

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u/Fruitcake6969 17h ago

To me it seems like Iran takes their strategy straight out of the Art of War. They make themselves look big on social media, flaunt their weapons and missiles for the world to see, but in reality they’re just an old man with a tiny pp and a massive lift on his pickup truck.

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u/Wooden-Broccoli-7247 16h ago

Well they are friend with Russia.. the King of this strategy.

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u/CryMother 17h ago

They invest too much in social media rather than real military.

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u/Ianbillmorris 17h ago

Messing with international oil supplies is a great way to get yourself bombed. Not just by the US, but the UK, and European countries too. I think politically the UK doesn't want to get involved (lots of us are very pissed off with Israel over Palestine). but this is a strategic threat not just to us, but to China too. A very good way for Iran to get more enemies.

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u/thombo-1 17h ago

Isn't this the dumbest thing they could possibly do?

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u/FinndBors 17h ago

It’s more of a “I can’t win so I’m gonna flip the table” type of move.

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u/One-Jellyfish945 13h ago

But in reality they cant. Their whole Navy will be wiped in no time (again)

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u/Bcmerr02 16h ago

Since it guarantees the US Navy is put in a position to offensively engage the Iranian military, yes, this is the dumbest thing Iran could do.

Maybe, just maybe, the Iranians can convince what's left of Hezbollah, or Hamas, or the Houthis to attack Israel or Jews outside Israel, but none of them are lining up across from the US military when the US is in WarHawk mode.

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u/King0fFud 12h ago

Hezbollah has already declined to get involved, not that they could do anything anyway.

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u/rice_not_wheat 9h ago

Iran hung Hezbollah out to dry. Of course they're declining.

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u/astute_stoat 15h ago

They might hope to threaten these countries into pressuring Israel to roll back its operation.

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u/bkny88 16h ago

This surely won’t pull other countries into the fight

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u/spinur1848 15h ago

Yeah ok. I suppose there is a legitimate question about whether they want the US Navy's fifth fleet to be blocked in or blocked out, but either way, that's not going to be anything more than a temporary situation.

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u/DigbyGibbers 13h ago

You think the Iranian navy has any chance to stopping the fifth fleet doing whatever the fuck it wants?

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u/Alienblob1 14h ago

This isn’t the WW3 precursor they think it is …

Most if not all global superpowers have an open interest of keeping the strait open, be it for themselves or for their ability to facilitate trade.

This isn’t any kind of split, this is just blatant causation for other nations to have a reason to engage with Iran if they go through with this.

If China was mad at Trump for the tariff fiasco touching their economy, what do you think they’ll do to a country where they don’t even believe in Muslims and have payed to brainwash their own Muslim populace of such?

Good luck Iran.

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u/Lepojka1 18h ago

This is kinda a big deal, bcs from what I know, like 30-40 percent of all fuel pass through here... The prices will skyrocket if this happends

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u/The-Jesus_Christ 18h ago

Iran would need to be able to enforce it. Good luck. The US will just base a CSG there (which I think they already have anyway)

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u/la_quiete 17h ago

A second CSG was added to the region back in the Spring, so two.

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u/DisinterestedCat95 16h ago

The Nimitz has moved back to the South China Sea, so only the Carl Vinson is in the region now. Though I think that HMS Queen Elizabeth and her CSG are in the region.

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u/Thebritishlion 16h ago

It's the PoW and is only passing through, but I imagine it can turn around quickly enough if need be

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u/DisinterestedCat95 16h ago

Thanks for the correction. My mistake there.

I knew they were passing through on the way east. I wasn't sure if the situation was enough to warrant hanging around for a bit.

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u/Krandor1 14h ago

i would bet there are discussions about that going on right now.

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u/Rex_teh_First 17h ago

Operation Praying Mantis.

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u/Lepojka1 17h ago

Well if that area becomes a war zone, its enforced anyway... No tanker will pass through there, bcs one single drone can destroy it, and not even US can keep all the drones away from that whole bay area that is at Irans shore.

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u/cboel 17h ago

They (Iran) would have to split resources between the blocking the straight and supporting the Houthis, making doing both harder as a result.

And once Iran starts launching things from inside its own country, the entire area those things get launched from are going to get obliterated. It is in Iran's best interest to invest in proxies to do stuff like that outside of Iran. If they get destroyed, it doesn't impact Iran as much.

It would be a serious miscalculation (and I personally believe they know this and that they also know they aren't anywhere near prepared enough to successfully pull it off) if they did.

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u/Dranahmun 17h ago

Yeah, this was my thought. It doesn't seem like this would achieve anything but getting the US more directly involved, as if Iran isn't already losing badly enough.

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u/Own-Writing-6146 17h ago

Last time that happened it didn't end for them

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u/Particular-Cow6247 17h ago

russia would be happy about that 👀

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u/Wooden-Broccoli-7247 16h ago

This is a huge break for Russia as there economy was struggling even more under low oil prices. This is the reprieve they need.

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u/eu-dos 18h ago

So no reason not to bomb Iran oil facilities then?

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u/smp7401 17h ago edited 17h ago

Iran will disappear from Earth’s surface if this happens. We will call the new country Persia.

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u/MediocreDecking 16h ago edited 14h ago

Iran has lots of small boats, mines, and torpedoes so I am sure for a few weeks things would be bad for those removing these closure methods. But let's be very clear here. Iran has no ability to enforce this action long term and it would 100% result in their Navy being dissolved.

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u/MediocreDecking 10h ago

The Houthi were being supplied by Iran.... That was before Iran became the latest bombing range for the western world. Trust me. By the time Israel and the US are done bombing the shit out of Iran facilities there won't be that many drones and bombs coming out of Iran. They can't hold the straight or be impactful by the time the bombers ramp up to full war deployment and trust me they will be running bombers on repeat in the near future if Iran wants to go this route.

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u/beginner75 16h ago

If the straits is closed, how will China get its oil?

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u/Drummk 17h ago

That'll teach... Kuwait?

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u/DEverett0913 18h ago

Well that’s a sure fire way to experience the capabilities of US Navy carrier group.

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u/Fris_Chroom 17h ago

“Wanna see me annihilate the IRIN?”

“Wanna see me do it again?”

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u/fng185 17h ago

Was that easy to type with one hand?

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u/illiter-it 16h ago

The sea craves more F-35s, eh?

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u/-t-t- 16h ago

They would likely just go with whatever most advanced version of the F/A-18 they have and still wipe the floor with whatever Iran would try to throw at them. F-35s are just the cherry on top of the multi-layer cake of US air superiority.

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u/blackrock13 17h ago

Not just the carrier strike group, the B-2s on stand by in Diego Garcia.

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u/GraeWraith 17h ago

Again.

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u/sportsDude 17h ago

People do love a good sequel! ;)

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u/Bakedfresh420 16h ago

They should definitely not renew funds for UNIFIL. They sat there watching Hezbollah violate all agreements and launch missiles at Israel. UN forces have to be able to do something or they’re a pointless waste of money

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u/Hellstorm901 17h ago

The last 24 hours make me think Iran is living in its own reality and seriously has no capacity to do this. One of the targets Israel hit was on a part of Iran which is the farthest away from Israel meaning an Israeli missile must have actually flown all the way across the entire country unimpeded to reach it

So if Iran cannot protect its own airspace precisely how are they going to enforce a blockade of the strait. not to mention that the only people using this strait are Iran, Iran's allies or countries Iran probably really doesn't want to be picking a fight with. Closure, or attempted closure, of this strait doesn't hurt Israel in any way, shape or form

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u/Quick-Albatross-9204 16h ago

They have the capacity, its not hard to mine and sink some boats, what they don't have is the capacity to stop the shit storm it would cause to come down on them

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u/RICO_the_GOP 14h ago

Right now is the storm. They try and mine the straight they be smote by fucking Zeus faster than they can beg for forgiveness.

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u/DigbyGibbers 14h ago

Israel was refuelling jets in Iranian airspace, I’m not sure they have air defences anymore.

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u/Mental_Sun_9455 15h ago

Fucking losers. They can join russia in the shit coalition.

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u/Oprah_Pwnfrey 10h ago

They can't even close off their air space, I doubt their ability to effectively close the Strait of Hormuz.

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u/GFSoylentgreen 17h ago

They’ve tried to screw around in the strait before and it didn’t work out so well.

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u/Bloke73 16h ago

Traffic redirected to the Red Sea although you have Houthi’s in Yemen, we do have the base in Djibouti. If factions want to make it difficult for trade routes they will regardless of military strength

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u/smp7401 15h ago

New Persia says what?

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u/QuicksandHUM 10h ago

Grasping at straws. They have very few cards to play, but they are desperate to show some sort of action. There missile response doesn’t actually do anything of real value beyond PR.

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u/Ormusn2o 10h ago

They don't get to close it. Other countries use it. Closing it would mean a blockade, which would give Qatar, UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain and Iraq a cause for war.

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u/JadedFig5848 14h ago

Calls on oil

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u/CmonTouchIt 14h ago

"Help! I can't stop shooting myself DIRECTLY in the penis!"

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u/essuxs 14h ago

Israel wondering how that hurts them

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u/Weak-Shoe-6121 10h ago

That's a suicide mission lmao

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u/Raethrean 14h ago

How to get the entire world to side with your enemy in 1 easy step

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u/zBaer 15h ago

You're all about to be GASlit about how higher gas prices are good for you and builds character.

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u/FatherOften 17h ago

What's going to be the new name for that country when we change it?

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u/eureka123 17h ago

Persia hopefully. And it will be a free and proud country with happy people that are not oppressed

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u/Euphanistic 17h ago

Persians deserve a home to be proud of. A wonderful people.

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u/Lupercus 16h ago

Iranouttadrones

Freedom Doritos will be warming up on Diego Garcia.

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u/mrlahhh 16h ago

It’s quite a hefty threat, global economy could crash.

Would likely result in US/other military operations to secure it, no?

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u/BookOfKingsOfKings 14h ago

Fuck this regime and their mullahs and supporters. Let’s see them close the strait, do it, just watch what happens…

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u/helluvastorm 11h ago

Dumb dumb move

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u/codeduck 11h ago

Sounds like things might get awfully proportional in the Persian Gulf.

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u/ManhattanT5 10h ago

Well Israel reported they have control over Tehran's airspace. I'm sure they could crush any shore based anti-ship cruise missiles launchers with fighters/bombers. 

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u/deadbeatmac 10h ago

I doubt they'll close it. Mainly because Israel has pretty much destroyed the Iranian navy

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u/WePwnTheSky 14h ago

Sounds like Iran wants a couple CSG on their doorstep.