The US MIL have complete control of the strait, and the remaining IRGC hardliners have minimal ability to sabotage or threaten the strait.
They do not have the means to fight back militarily. Their only option is to try to damage Trump through the media, by causing as much turmoil and trying to sabotage global energy markets, to which they can then blame Trump via their media lapdogs and social media bots.
The only thing they have left, is to try to turn Trump’s supporters against him via propaganda. They will continue to fail.
The US is widening its economic campaign against the Islamic Republic, and countries doing business with the regime will now feel the pressure directly.
China is the biggest target, with Chinese banks involved in transactions tied to the Islamic Republic’s energy sector potentially in the spotlight. But the consequences could extend to Iraq, Turkey, Russia, Pakistan and other countries that maintain significant trade and energy ties with Iran.
@Homelander13730@NiohBerg I hear you, but you can’t do shit if you have no army. And the US does not have enough will for our people to send our army ground troops to die for a foreign land. The IRGC would love that too. It is slow and painful, I truly feel for the innocent of Iran.
@NiohBerg It’s not about sanctions. It’s about you don’t have an army, or govt. workers, or anything to stop anyone rioting if they aren’t there because they can’t feed their families. Can’t build weapons, bombs, or move anything without gas. This is the death blow, slow and absolute.
This is horrible
American who was born in Austin, Texas says she recently became a Republican and says Austin “needs to turn Red”
But she doesn’t just tell you, she shows you…. This is what Democrats have turned Austin Texas into….
I mean you can’t look at this and not think something sinister is going on. It’s like Democrats are intentionally destroying our cities and turning us into the third world
Austin needs to vote Red, we can’t let America keep going down this path of destruction
@mitchellvii How did you reach your parents at school? Asked the teacher, went to the office, and called...if you had a GOOD reason. Sorry Bill, not a reasonable position.
If you refer to women as “neighbors with a uterus,” then you should vote for Talarico.
If you’re not a bizarre, leftist, woke nutcase, then please vote for Paxton.
🇺🇸 🇮🇷 SOMETHING IMPORTANT THAT NO ONE SEEMS TO BE CONSIDERING IN THE IRAN CONFLICT!
If Iran were able to develop nuclear weapons, they would have closed the Strait of Hormuz anyway and demanded tolls, concessions, absolute control.
And it would be MUCH harder to stop them if they had nukes!
If Iran still had a navy, still had unlimited drones and missiles, still had an air force AND nukes, they could close the Strait of Hormuz at will and we couldn't do a damn thing about it!
MAKING THE STRAIT IRRELEVANT:
As it is now we found a new southern route that Iran can't stop and also we've increased alternative sources of getting oil out of the region from two million barrels a day to eight million barrels a day through pipelines etc.
So this conflict has given us an opportunity to prevent Iran from taking control of the Strait in the future!
Anyone who thinks that Iran closing the Strait was just a result of the war is being naive. They were planning on doing this anyway once they had the power to do so.
And if they had without us weakening their offensive capabilities first, it would have been much worse and for much longer.
@TheFloridaMike@KenPaxtonTX Talarico is not winning. The polling is typical, always skewed. However, Texas is in danger. The California import is changing the electorate. Still can't comprehend how these idiots flee the horrible policies then bring the same stupid mentality that created them. Be vigilant.
James Talarico is everything Texas should reject.
A transgender-activist, communist, socialist, Muslim-sympathizer political agenda wrapped in Bible talk and sold as “Texas values.”
Hell no.
You can dress radical politics up, polish the speeches, and have the media sell the package, but Texans can still smell bullshit.
Texas doesn’t need to be transformed into some left-wing experiment.
Keep this garbage the hell out of Texas.
@GuntherEagleman I’ve always respected her, even when a Democrat she was the honest opposition. But I’ve come to treasure her as the kind of American who shows the best of us for the nation. God bless her and her family.
@libsoftiktok Only way that happens is if Republicans stay home, and I would crawl over broken glass to punt that fool to the curb.
Bongino 10-10-10 strategy. Call 10 people, 10 media posts, bring 10 to the polls with you.