@MalCat191392@TreyYingst Yep exactly because no money is technically “changing hands.” Iran legally retained ownership of the frozen money, now they just get access to it.
@ripplebrain The US military does not take the threat of FPV drones seriously. They have learned zero lessons from Ukraine because the solutions are not profitable.
@johnkonrad@JamesMJohnson4@CENTCOM@Southcom Troops on the ground would probably make the IRGC drone teams prioritize enemy combatants vice oil tankers so that’s one way to re-open the strait. Enemy troops would be a more direct threat to the regime.
@johnkonrad@JamesMJohnson4@CENTCOM@Southcom Impossible to do. Would require 500k+ troops on the ground minimum, plus the logistical footprint. AND there is no feasible staging or assembly areas given we’ve already gone hot. Shaheds have minimal footprint or storage requirements. Can never be 100% certain to get all.