Submitted 2 days ago by DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to [deleted]
Idk what is going on and at this point, my brain is too fried from depression to understand complex global politics
Iran is blockading some traffic, notably not their own and those that pay protection.
The US is blockading some traffic, notably Iran’s traffic.
Iran came up with a scheme to cash in on the conflict with a protection racket. The US just keeps them from profiting from the war any more than they already do.
Iran lets Iranian ships and ship from Iran-friendly countries through and nothing else.
The US lets all ships through apart from Iranian and friends’ ships.
If you’re into electronics, think of it as a band-pass filter followed by a notch filter. And it’s just as fucking stupid.
USA and Israel bombed Iran, including killing its leaders.
Iran responded by attacking American bases in neighboring countries, and closing the Strait (defended with land based missiles and underwater sea mines).
Eventually some stuff was let through, mostly China’s oil.
At the same time, Israel started expanding into Lebanon. Iran said no opening the strait until bombing stops there.
USA says “ok no more Israel bombing there, but we are ALSO blockading the strait and stopping anything going to Iran’s ports, or anything to/from Russia and China”
Now Iran also blocking it again, so nothing gets through, because no one is following through on their promises.
because no one is following through on their promises.
Which promises has Iran backed down on (that wasn’t a direct retaliation to US and Israel breaking theirs) ?
One cannot make sense of what is going on, for there is no sense to be made of it.
The best I can tell, Iran aims to block the whole strait, while letting their own traffic through. And the US just wants to blockade Iranian ports, and let the rest of the traffic through.
they’re cock blocking each other
Iran blocked it for any ship that did not pay a toll to iran. US is blocking it for every ship that did pay the toll.
If you’re depressed I suggest turning off the news. Won’t cure it but I don’t think it’s a source of happiness to you.
“Double secret probation”
Gotta keep the markets swinging so your friends can get their bets in while they can.
You can double block, but you can’t triple block. That’s the rule.
Triples makes it safe. Triples is best.
You couldn’t make this shit up
Yes, you could. You’d write it and then someone would say it was ridiculous. Redo better. Except it’s not a community college creative writing class. It’s our actual timeline. We’re living in the implausible badly written world.
Iran has ended it’s blocking.
Only Trumpeltier wants to block further, but all the western European countries oppose him, and some of them are even going to send their warships there now to ensure it remains unblocked.
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 2 days ago
It’s essentially a bridge with two trolls that hate each other.