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Tango01 | 28 Jul 2018 12:48 p.m. PST |
…Hormuz open. "The US is considering military options should Iran decide to close the strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route for oil produced in the Middle East, reported Maariv on Saturday. Located between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, it is the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open sea, with roughly one fifth of the petroleum on the planet passing through it…." Main page link Amicalement Armand
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USAFpilot | 28 Jul 2018 1:35 p.m. PST |
The US is always considering military options for just about everything. If your country's military establishment is not considering military options before they are actually needed, then someone is not doing their job. This is what military strategists and planners do. They think of potential scenarios and make multiple plans, just in case. |
Lion in the Stars | 28 Jul 2018 5:34 p.m. PST |
Last time Iran threatened to close the Straits of Hormuz, the US reflagged every tanker as US and parked half a carrier group in the straits. (1980s) |
Oberlindes Sol LIC | 28 Jul 2018 8:00 p.m. PST |
What USAFpilot said. That's doubly true for major powers with international interests and obligations. |
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