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SamuelTheThird

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8. Praytell, how precisely does one 'force' it open?

Reply to EX500rider (Reply #5)

Thu May 14, 2026, 05:40 PM

19 hrs ago

Short of a massive number troops doing a ground invasion and then occupying the entire coastline many miles in, Iran can keep launching against ships. Escorts are not going to work for multiple logistical reasons- notice how they aren't happening?

edited to add- And a ground invasion of Iran means the Gufl's oil and water infrastructure will be obliterated

Guess what? There's no military solution to this. I know certain types of rah rah America- feeling can't abide that idea, but there isn't

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Indian-flagged boat sunk off Oman in latest attack on Gulf shipping [View all] SamuelTheThird 22 hrs ago OP

Iran shooting themselves in the foot as India just bought a lot of their oil nt EX500rider 21 hrs ago #1

Iran shooting everyone, if you think this only harms them you're kidding yourself SamuelTheThird 21 hrs ago #2

It last long enough and the world will open the straight, IRGC be damned EX500rider 21 hrs ago #5

Praytell, how precisely does one 'force' it open? SamuelTheThird 19 hrs ago #8

It's a military problem so of course there is a military solution EX500rider 19 hrs ago #9

lol it's not a video game SamuelTheThird 19 hrs ago #10

They could also get all of their oil infrastructure and power plants and bridges destroyed EX500rider 19 hrs ago #11

The fact this isn't being done should tell you something SamuelTheThird 17 hrs ago #13

Shortage is not the same thing as out of fuel and economy grinding to a stop EX500rider 17 hrs ago #14

The 1st question is how many missles, drones, airborne and seagoing can a CIWS and missles take care of? Eko 11 hrs ago #17

War is hell n/t leftstreet 21 hrs ago #3

Carrying livestock going to the UAE; Iran has reportedly seized a "floating armoury" muriel_volestrangler 21 hrs ago #4

Damned shame Mr trump directly began this mess Torchlight 21 hrs ago #6

The Strait will become impassable with all the sunken ships..then what? Deuxcents 19 hrs ago #7

It would be easier to block the English Channel sarisataka 18 hrs ago #12

O..was just a thought Deuxcents 17 hrs ago #15

It's about 30 miles wide at the narrowest and deep almost all the way across, with even deeper water on the Oman side EX500rider 17 hrs ago #16