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subterranean

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13. I can see a perverse kind of logic to it.

Reply to yellowcanine (Original post)

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 10:49 AM

Apr 13

Iran's chief weapon in this war is the economic disruption it can cause by blocking the normal flow of traffic through the strait. If the U.S. blocks the traffic instead, it still causes economic damage, but takes away Iran's leverage in negotiations. It also cuts off a source of revenue for Iran.

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Wait! Trump is blockading Hormuz bc Iran closed it? [View all] yellowcanine Apr 13 OP

Sense? malaise Apr 13 #1

Make sense? How is *making sense* involved? He's just blockading a blockade, that's all. Ocelot II Apr 13 #2

He's blockading the blockade Farmer-Rick Apr 13 #3

LOL! Exactly!! paleotn Apr 13 #8

The strategy, I think... Happy Hoosier Apr 13 #4

See, if Trump blockades Iran's blockade (from outside it's perimeter), then Iran's blockade is actually not a blockade AZJonnie Apr 13 #6

That, unfortunately, sounds like the likely motivation. GopherGal Apr 13 #10

Maybe so. paleotn Apr 13 #14

Trump wouldn't have the gonads to impede ships bound for Russia or China, so the whole thing would be pointless AZJonnie Apr 13 #17

As that Chinese ship has shown. republianmushroom Tuesday #25

Custer's decision underpants Tuesday #29

He's blocking all traffic through the straight that agreed to pay the toll to Iran Volaris Apr 13 #5

trump has a strategy LetMyPeopleVote Apr 13 #7

........ paleotn Apr 13 #16

These are brilliant! BlueSpot Apr 13 #19

This was already open before Trump started the war JI7 Apr 13 #9

I'd love it if Iran tweeted, "Open the Strait, you fucking bastard!" Efilroft Sul Apr 13 #11

More likely they'll say NH Ethylene Tuesday #31

I hear it's really taxing work. Efilroft Sul Tuesday #32

;-{) Repurposed Ballroom Bunker Dirt Goonch Apr 13 #12

I can see a perverse kind of logic to it. subterranean Apr 13 #13

I think he was hoping to punish any ship/country that made a deal with Iran for passage. travelingthrulife Apr 13 #15

Not a real pirate. Real pirates capture a prize now and then. yellowcanine Apr 13 #18

Maybe this isn't a valid analogy, boonecreek Apr 13 #20

He wants that passage money lame54 Apr 13 #21

You could see that dim bulb moment on his face when he Maru Kitteh Tuesday #30

Looks like he's trying for the Uno Reverse play 0rganism Apr 13 #22

George Lucas appears to have predicted this strategy LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #23

With trump is doesn't have to make sense. republianmushroom Tuesday #24

The story has since evolved BeyondGeography Tuesday #26

Iran was ForgedCrank Tuesday #27

TACO --- again & again & again. Too scared of China (so he still has a bit of sense) Tim S Tuesday #28

Simple. Somewhere, somehow, there's a donor who stands to make millions off this blockade of Iran. unblock Tuesday #33