Iran has destroyed much of the US’s military infrastructure across West Asia and strengthened its position by controlling the Strait of Hormuz — yet Trump has learned nothing from his defeat.

🎶knee deep in the Big Muddy, but the big fool said to push on.🎶

  • TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today
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    3 days ago

    was to close the straight and choke China off from resources

    I don’t think that was the goal, I’m not even sure if that would really be effective as a secondary effect.

    The Chinese are still able to buy petro chemicals from Russia at a discount, and they still have access to their largest import partners.

    It’s more believable to think trump did this partly as a favour to Israel, and partly as a favour to the American oil and gas industries, who has been the largest benefactor of the strait shutting down.