Iran already had the strait in ransom, directly and indirectly with proxy receiving weapons. You don't get to ignore that part and call this a own goal, since inaction led to the same effective results.
replyThe strait was navigable until three weeks ago. There are very few conceivable paths towards reestablishing this. This is absolutely not the same effective result.
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It seems you can't read a map. And btw it's very different targets, Hormuz vessel contain oil, gas and fertiliser for the Asian market. The red see is mostly foodstuff, cattle and Asian good for the European market. Way less impactful
replyYou realize that the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf are different places, right? Your link does not support your argument.
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replySame effective results as in it was causing constant global inflation and instability?
replyWhat are you talking about? The strait was open, and tankers were not paying tolls as they do now.
replyThey held the threat of closing it, as a deterrent of an attack, and once attacked, they did just that.
You either live in a parallel universe, or are just spewing here propaganda.
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/19/politics/houthi-red-sea-a...
replyLol there were routine attcaks every time things weren't going their way. Whos been in a parallel universe?
And never said closed. I said ransom.