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by nozzlegear 31 days ago
> It is reasonable for Iran to do things that hurt the US

Yes

> (and the world)

No

2 comments

It is not the world. Only Israel, USA and their direct allies are explicitly banned. Most of the world is not.
They shot at neutral ships when they closed the strait, where do you get your info from?

If it was just USA and Israel and Nato even then you'd see a ton of ships go through and the world wouldn't be very affected, since almost all ships that go through the strait are not Nato aligned.

Because neutral ships also need permission to cross the strait, even if they have not been explicitly banned. Because the status of the blockade has changed and continues to change according to tensions in the region. Several countries have obtained permission to cross: China, Russia, India, Iraq, Pakistan, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines. Even so, it is understandable that ships are hesitant to pass through there and are seeking less uncertain routes, because of the tensions, risk of war and because in addition to Iran, the United States also claims to have imposed a blockade and has attacked ships.
Oman was not neutral and did not bar it's airspace to Israel/US planes/troops/ships, so it's a legitimate target.