RE: Iran / USA war. Iran must get it's ships in and out of the straight or29 Apr 2026 22:24
Anon3.
"I don't understand Iran not doing this, as it is what the war is all about".
But that's the thing, isn't it? You do a deal with a country and then it gets torn up by that other country.
So a war starts and you begin negotiations again, only for the other country to bomb you while the talks are in progress.
And then to cap it all, that country threatens to destroy your whole civilation.
And you wonder why they want nukes and don't want to give the Uranium up?
America has proved it can't be trusted and frankly, I don't blame the Iranians in the slightest. They know that if they do give it up, they'll have even less protection from the biggest terrorist of them all, just down the road.
Any deal will have to offer cast iron guarantees and major reparations, imo.
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With all due respect you seem to be disconnected from reality. You seem to think the USA cares about the Straight of Hormuz a lot more than it does. The USA did not use the straight that much. They have so much oil and gas they export it. The only thing blocking the straight has done to the usa is put petrol prices up what... 20%. Iran on the other hand used to get 90% of it's income using the straight. So only one tenth of the previouis income is coming in now. Will the 90m population put up the extremely severe consequences of this? Maybe they will, but I have my doubts. Already there are power cuts, they have a shortage of, would you believe it petrol. Power cuts mean the factories can't run all the time. This will also affect their ability to grow food. I think the chances of major reparations from the USA is zero by the way. Iran should remember much of the West is not exactly getting on well with Mr Trump. His "America first" actions have upset a lot of Western countries. So don't expect pressure from western Countries to make Trump do a deal. The USA is only slightly affected by the closure of the straight. For Iran it is absolutekly vital. Also assuming Irans government want to re-arm how on Earth can they manufacture anything when they won't be able to pay for the raw materials, let alone get them in through the straight, power the factories or pay the workers? From where I'm sitting they are snookered and simply must get the use of the straight for imports and exports back as soon as possible. They must see this.
Alll IMHO.
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