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This is a thread specifically for the war, not a general megathread (use the pinned /c/genzedong thread for that).
Please keep related news in this thread rather than making separate posts. Remember to include sources and avoid spreading rumours.
🇺🇸🇮🇷 The US military has been secretly shepherding commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, with ships running dark to avoid Iranian detection, the New York Times reports.
Around 70 vessels have made the crossing in recent weeks, averaging three ships per day. Before the war, more than 100 ships passed through daily. The US is not providing formal escort, with the Pentagon keeping its distance from any direct protection role.
“Although US forces are not accompanying, we continue to communicate and coordinate with commercial vessels,” a CENTCOM spokesperson said.
The operation exposes Washington’s diminished position in the waterway. More than half of the 895 total crossings recorded are still using the route running close to the Iranian coast, indicating coordination with Tehran rather than Washington.
Iran, in other words, remains the dominant power in the strait. The US is sneaking three ships a day through with transponders off.
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Fake news. They aren’t “shepherding” shit unless the us navy is going though the strait.
Maybe some boats have smuggled us navy personnel through but they weren’t oil tankers. There are hundreds of small boats sailing through there every day. Commercial vessels export agricultural products from Iran through there all the time.
I bet drug cartels have more vehicles loaded with drugs transiting single border crossings into the usa every single day.