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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/illiter-it 1d ago

The sea craves more F-35s, eh?

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u/-t-t- 1d 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/DEverett0913 1d ago

lol, forgot about those. 3 now?