alt Hacker NewsI don't get that "Strait" discussion. Where does the Strait begin and end? If somehow the US Navy "opens" the Strait, what stops Iran to attack every ship moving in the direction of the Strait? Where does the "protection zone" start and end?
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JumpCrisscross • yesterday at 10:57 AM
> Where does the Strait begin and end?
Practically speaking, the Musandam Peninsula [1]. Open that to the sea and you make everyone except Iraq and Kuwait happy.
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j_maffe • yesterday at 10:43 AM
at a range where short-range anti-ship missiles can reach ships from Iranian territory.
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thebeardredis • yesterday at 10:49 AM
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That's exactly why the tanker escort promises were quickly abandoned.