Smart on Iran’s part. Drive a wedge between the U.S. and its Asian allies.
Chrono_Convoy on
Reminds me of when Wayne and Garth took breaks for traffic
Game on!
islanda_1973 on
The right title is: “Japanese ships (and others) will be allowed to pass Hormuz if they pay a toll to us (we make the price)”
Dispator on
Honestly this might be a path for de-escalation.
Usa says it doesn’t need anything from anyone so they shouldn’t be aloud to use the straight…but (most) everyone can. That would quell alot of the prices and panic. But I don’t see either side making it easy even if the other was ok with what I said. Trump may not want to give up ever until Iran “surrenders” and keep bombing until they do and Iran may want usa to completely vacate the middle east and keep bombing until they do.
New_Race9503 on
Japan told them where the Pokemon are, this is how Iran repays
ChrisOhoy on
Iran has negligible control over the strait.. but no one is risking it before things have calmed down. This is all performative..
Glass-Amount-9170 on
Guess that Pearl Harbor joke didn’t go over too well. Japan isn’t stupid,fuck trump.
TheFillth on
Japan is so full of surprises
lLikeCats on
Are we going to bash Japan like India with Russian oil?
Isn’t Iran evil? Why is Japan doing side deals with Iran for safe passage when US is a big ally?
Japan has the blood of the Iranians being killed. /s.Â
Pro tip: In the end, every country is in it for themselves, doesn’t matter who you your allies are.Â
HoneyBadger552 on
dafuq are they doing? handing out EZ passes and beeping each tanker? some guy w binoculars on the coastline is radioing this in??
Yaruo0310 on
Iran is more worth building friendly relations with than the damn United States.
Murph-Dog on
You gotta pay the Ayatollah Toll if you wanna get in…
Or maybe, the Strait Rate, Mullah Mulah, Cruise Dues…
Advanced_Section891 on
The more Iran allows certain countries to pass, the less incentive they have to join the emperor’s so called coalition to secure the strait.
Settra_Rulez on
Every exception they make lowers oil and gas prices, undermining their leverage.
GuiltyAnalysis3316 on
Makes sense for Japan.
Why send ships and people to their doom when you can just pay to pass or make some sort of a deal
on_ on
Flag of ships and flag of country are often not the same. How do they plan to do it
Golda_M on
Trump’s diplomatic skills are a little lacking… which is creating a lot of chaotic political theater and (maybe) some unexpected geopolitics.
IR are using this to create ambiguity and disalignment.Â
I don’t think we are headed for a stable scenario where Iran-approved vessels can navigate. Houthis made similar statements, but Irl they just made navigation dangerous for all.Â
**A – **There is no point for IR to pursue this. If Oil and gas can get out to global markets, there is no problem and the closure is useless.Â
**B – ** The US isn’t going to tolerate a state where Iran navigates freely but they do not.Â
We have to keep in mind that this isn’t a “real” embargo or siege. They aren’t patrolling, inspecting and boarding civ ship. They are randomly attacking them, using mines and such-like.Â
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Smart on Iran’s part. Drive a wedge between the U.S. and its Asian allies.
Reminds me of when Wayne and Garth took breaks for traffic
Game on!
The right title is: “Japanese ships (and others) will be allowed to pass Hormuz if they pay a toll to us (we make the price)”
Honestly this might be a path for de-escalation.
Usa says it doesn’t need anything from anyone so they shouldn’t be aloud to use the straight…but (most) everyone can. That would quell alot of the prices and panic. But I don’t see either side making it easy even if the other was ok with what I said. Trump may not want to give up ever until Iran “surrenders” and keep bombing until they do and Iran may want usa to completely vacate the middle east and keep bombing until they do.
Japan told them where the Pokemon are, this is how Iran repays
Iran has negligible control over the strait.. but no one is risking it before things have calmed down. This is all performative..
Guess that Pearl Harbor joke didn’t go over too well. Japan isn’t stupid,fuck trump.
Japan is so full of surprises
Are we going to bash Japan like India with Russian oil?
Isn’t Iran evil? Why is Japan doing side deals with Iran for safe passage when US is a big ally?
Japan has the blood of the Iranians being killed. /s.Â
Pro tip: In the end, every country is in it for themselves, doesn’t matter who you your allies are.Â
dafuq are they doing? handing out EZ passes and beeping each tanker? some guy w binoculars on the coastline is radioing this in??
Iran is more worth building friendly relations with than the damn United States.
You gotta pay the Ayatollah Toll if you wanna get in…
Or maybe, the Strait Rate, Mullah Mulah, Cruise Dues…
The more Iran allows certain countries to pass, the less incentive they have to join the emperor’s so called coalition to secure the strait.
Every exception they make lowers oil and gas prices, undermining their leverage.
Makes sense for Japan.
Why send ships and people to their doom when you can just pay to pass or make some sort of a deal
Flag of ships and flag of country are often not the same. How do they plan to do it
Trump’s diplomatic skills are a little lacking… which is creating a lot of chaotic political theater and (maybe) some unexpected geopolitics.
IR are using this to create ambiguity and disalignment.Â
I don’t think we are headed for a stable scenario where Iran-approved vessels can navigate. Houthis made similar statements, but Irl they just made navigation dangerous for all.Â
**A – **There is no point for IR to pursue this. If Oil and gas can get out to global markets, there is no problem and the closure is useless.Â
**B – ** The US isn’t going to tolerate a state where Iran navigates freely but they do not.Â
We have to keep in mind that this isn’t a “real” embargo or siege. They aren’t patrolling, inspecting and boarding civ ship. They are randomly attacking them, using mines and such-like.Â