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[–] Commiejones@lemmygrad.ml 19 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The two officials said the U.S. government has not ruled out the possibility that loading the mines was a ruse. The Iranians could have prepared the mines to convince Washington that Tehran was serious about closing the strait, but without intending to do so, the officials said.

Oh god that is some delicious copium. "They were probably bluffing but we backed down anyways"

[–] davel@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 1 week ago

As if mines hadn’t been prepared and staged to be deployed for this very scenario forever ago.