President Donald Trump says the US has struck seven Iranian “fast boats” in the Strait of Hormuz, as Washington seeks to guide stranded ships out of the Gulf through the largely closed waterway. The UAE and South Korea both reported strikes on ships in the vital channel on Monday. The UAE also said a fire broke out at the oil port of Fujairah after an Iranian attack. Shipping company Maersk told the BBC that one of its US-flagged vessels had successfully exited the strait with US military protection - under what Trump has called “Project Freedom”. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that events in the strait “make clear that there’s no military solution to a political crisis”.

  • marcos@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    A speed-boat is something you get a few dozens in a container, all for the price of a single missile the US will use to destroy them.

    Iran doesn’t need a navy to keep Hormuz closed.

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      6 days ago

      I give Iran a month, tops. Trump going to get in there one way or another, as one does.

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          5 days ago

          Bets on polymarket are largely favoring the strait will return to normal flow by the end of June.

          Trump is deploying 15,000 additional troops…