@KellyLynnMc@HalfwayPost Iran has claimed authority over the Strait of Hormuz since the 1979 Iranian Revolution that deposed the shah and created the Islamic Republic of Iran. Throughout decades of tense relations with the United States, the Iranian regime has repeatedly threatened to…
@KellyLynnMc@HalfwayPost Kelly… what planet have you been on? The straight has been held ransom by Iran for decades. Now it will be free for everyone and oil prices will reflect that (I hope).
@KellyLynnMc@HalfwayPost Iran extracted tolls from each ship passing and if they did not like you they may or may not attack your ship or hold it ransom. That’s not free.
@KellyLynnMc@HalfwayPost The straight was only open if money was paid to Iran for safe passage by every ship and if Iran said it was okay. That’s not “open”.