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

Thu May 14, 2026, 08:03 PM

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Indian-flagged boat sunk off Oman in latest attack on Gulf shipping [View all] SamuelTheThird 19 hrs ago OP

It last long enough and the world will open the straight, IRGC be damned EX500rider 18 hrs ago #5

Praytell, how precisely does one 'force' it open? SamuelTheThird 16 hrs ago #8

It's a military problem so of course there is a military solution EX500rider 16 hrs ago #9

lol it's not a video game SamuelTheThird 16 hrs ago #10

The fact this isn't being done should tell you something SamuelTheThird 15 hrs ago #13

War is hell n/t leftstreet 19 hrs ago #3

Damned shame Mr trump directly began this mess Torchlight 18 hrs ago #6

The Strait will become impassable with all the sunken ships..then what? Deuxcents 17 hrs ago #7

It would be easier to block the English Channel sarisataka 15 hrs ago #12

O..was just a thought Deuxcents 14 hrs ago #15