You're watching too much Mourning Joe. At least 150 Iranian tankers have passed through the blockade in the last 30 days, they're the only ones who know where their mines are. The US is on record saying it will take us 6 months to clear the mines. FAFO.
Strait of Hormus Shipping Live Tracker
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Jesus is LORD!
Yes.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not pretending that ships are sailing though the Strait in the same numbers as they were prior to March, but when it comes down to the root of it, it's nothing more than the fear of "secret mines" and/or "secret missiles" that is standing in the way of ships sailing through the Strait as they were doing prior to March. Iran doesn't have the capability to physically stop ships from sailing through the Strait (IOW "closing" it).
The only "closing" of the Strait, as of currently, is the USA's blockade (and that's targeted towards Iran, not anyone else).
QP!
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A "fear" of "secret mines or secret missiles" backed up by the firing of REAL missiles and continued severe damage of ships that try to pass thru the Strait.
You are intent on ignoring and lying about the very real harm Iran CONTINUES to do, to ships that do try to transit the Strait.
And yes FEAR, when based on actual strikes is an effective blockade. Companies do not want to lose ships, and their Insurance companies are refusing to insure them if they push thru and take that risk with no peace plan in place.
it is just stupid to ignore and claim that Iran does not have a blockade as it is just fear, when they are actually ACTING against ships. It is like saying the US has no blockade as it is only 'fear' that stops other ships from sailing, as we see some that are still getting past the US, while ignoring that the US is stopping others.
So the only thing the US has done is blockade the blockade and that is FACT,
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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Strait of Hormuz Remains Out of American Control; No U.S. Project Freedom
A review of documents from official international maritime data sources indicates that over the past 24 hours, the Strait of Hormuz has remained entirely free from Trump's control and the U.S. “Project Freedom” has failed.
Why it matters:
The U.S. failure to replace the Strait of Hormuz shows its diminished dominance in the region, as no European allies have shown any tendency to join in the now-aborted "Project Freedom."
The big picture:
The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran in just 65 days has brought the world to a point where this strategic waterway is blockaded. Of course, the Islamic Republic of Iran has announced that a safe passage through the Iranian waters of the Strait is possible for all vessels, except those linked to the aggressors, through obtaining permission from the relevant Iranian authorities.
On the ground:
While the U.S. Navy claimed that it created a new southern transit corridor in the so-called "Strait of Trump", satellite-based maritime tracking data show very few are willing to trust the Americans. How many ships have passed through the waters of the Sultanate in line with this deviation.
What we're hearing:
HFI Research, an oil and gas market data analysis institute, wrote in response to U.S. actions to “liberate” the Strait of Hormuz: Not a single ship is even attempting to test passage through the "Strait of Trump".
Moreover:
Based on maritime tracking information from the time when the alleged operation to “liberate” the Strait of Hormuz began, at least three Iran-linked vessels passed through the US blockade.