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In reply to the discussion: A Humiliating Defeat [View all]

underpants

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3. Good read. I just assumed the Strait was a card Iran in their back pocket
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 03:28 PM
Sunday

Yes it’s a bold move, as the author Willie’s from the NYT, but was always sitting there as an option.

Before the war, Iran’s leaders feared that blocking traffic would invite new economic sanctions and a military attack.

This whole thing was so historically horrifically stupid. The whole thing.

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