<![CDATA[So let me get this right:]]>So let me get this right:

The Iranians mine much of the Strait of Hormuz, and then allow certain ships through (friendly and/or willing to pay);

The Tangerine Tyrant claims this is 'closing' the Strait (it isn't);

Pakistan mediated 'peace talks' fail because JD Vance refuses to budge - not negotiation, just demands for surrender;

Now, the US says it will close the Strait - the very thing it accused Iran of doing?

Thereby deepening the crisis the attacks on Iran caused.


h/t FT

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/b915a23e-305c-449e-addb-daa3634463ef/so-let-me-get-this-rightRSS for NodeSat, 18 Apr 2026 15:41:00 GMTSun, 12 Apr 2026 17:12:54 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to So let me get this right: on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:26:22 GMT]]>@ChrisMayLA6 if tge can block it and clear it of mines….?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/Blueteamsherpa/statuses/116392904795739262https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/Blueteamsherpa/statuses/116392904795739262Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:26:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to So let me get this right: on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:24:51 GMT]]>@tiggy @ChrisMayLA6
Venezualian (?) Oil and Alberta tar sands are 'heavy crude' and require more expensive/specialized processing than the 'light crude' from the gulf.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/quoidian/statuses/116392898792086361https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/quoidian/statuses/116392898792086361Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:24:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to So let me get this right: on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:16:24 GMT]]>@ChrisMayLA6 Trump heard about the crypto payments? He wants in on the shakedown?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/nomdeb/statuses/116392865564036075https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/nomdeb/statuses/116392865564036075Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:16:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to So let me get this right: on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:15:41 GMT]]>@ChrisMayLA6
Also would rest on very dubious legal grounds

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zeroes.ca/ap/users/116358574224542843/statuses/116392862747460178https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zeroes.ca/ap/users/116358574224542843/statuses/116392862747460178Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:15:41 GMT