Strait of Hormuz closed again

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

link please. Iran said its closed.

If I said you are closed, would you be if I had no way to close you?

 

[toobfreak]

I think we already have the weapon to defeat Iran and reopen the Strait

Its the directed energy drone and rocket killer

Aka shipborne laser

The Navy has a few in service but not enough to dominate the Strait

Yeah, but those things are expensive.

 

[skye]

 

[airplanemechanic]

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Israel is RESPONDING to being attacked you moron.

Hezbollah Attacks on Israel: Hezbollah has maintained near-constant rocket, artillery, and explosive drone strikes targeting Israeli military positions in southern Lebanon. In recent clashes, Hezbollah fighters ambushed advancing Israeli troops, destroying multiple tanks and inflicting casualties

Hostilities between Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) remain highly volatile. While a ceasefire was announced, ongoing clashes—including dozens of Hezbollah rocket and drone attacks into northern Israel and intense retaliatory Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon and Beirut—have repeatedly threatened the truce. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

 

[Mac-7]

What it means is Iran has so much more power

Yes Iran will jerk the world’s chain for as long as we allow it

 

[Mac-7]

Yeah, but those things are expensive.

Most new technology is expensive at first

But once fielded they are very cheap to operate

 

[EvilCat Breath]

Israel is America's enemy.

Netanyahu will use nukes soon.

The only reason why he hasn't is because the US contributes weapons and aid. If the US stopped, Tehran would not exist, Mecca and Medina would be smoking holes in the ground and we would owe Israel a huge debt.

 

[Care4all]

When will Sleepy Donnie learn he has been played a fool.

Never! He can't ever lose in his own head, so he will create lies about it and convince himself and followers, it's all fake news....

 

[TheGreatSatan]

The only reason why he hasn't is because the US contributes weapons and aid. If the US stopped, Tehran would not exist, Mecca and Medina would be smoking holes in the ground and we would owe Israel a huge debt.

Do you believe Israel has nukes?

 

[toobfreak]

Most new technology is expensive at first
But once fielded they are very cheap to operate

Well, the issue in this case is creating the lasing medium capable of carrying the current needed. It is more a matter of technology than cost as it just has never been done before to the level required.

They have some pretty good directed energy guns, but they'd like them to be at least TWICE as powerful, because too many things get in their way (clouds, bad weather) and having a weapon you know is crap on anything but a sunny day is a huge vulnerability, but they keep trying.

 

[rightwinger]

Never! He can't ever lose in his own head, so he will create lies about it and convince himself and followers, it's all fake news....

VANDALS wrecked his pool

 

[EvilCat Breath]

Do you believe Israel has nukes?

I certainly hope so.

 

[kyzr]

If I said you are closed, would you be if I had no way to close you?

...only if the ship owners refuse to send their ships thru, like now, then its closed by default.

I agree Iran has no weapons left to hit tankers using the route closer to Oman, especially with their transponders off....but it ain't happening.

 

[rightwinger]

If I said you are closed, would you be if I had no way to close you?

Iran can close the Strait with conventional artillery

The key is the threat itself stops shipping

 

[kyzr]

Iran can close the Strait with conventional artillery

Nope.

The key is the threat itself stops shipping

Yep

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

...only if the ship owners refuse to send their ships thru, like now, then its closed by default.

I agree Iran has no weapons left to hit tankers using the route closer to Oman, especially with their transponders off....but it ain't happening.

Where is your information that no ships are transiting coming from? I have seen nothing but bluster from Iran's talking heads.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Iran can close the Strait with conventional artillery

The key is the threat itself stops shipping

Bullshit!

Besides, they likely have none left!

 

[Mac-7]

Well, the issue in this case is creating the lasing medium capable of carrying the current needed. It is more a matter of technology than cost as it just has never been done before to the level required.

They have some pretty good directed energy guns, but they'd like them to be at least TWICE as powerful, because too many things get in their way (clouds, bad weather) and having a weapon you know is crap on anything but a sunny day is a huge vulnerability, but they keep trying.

The point is that we need them to reopen and remain open the Strait because the weapons we have now are inadequate

We have to break the power of the mullahs and this weapon can do it

 

[Spaniard22]

Trump threatens to wipe out Iran. Once again. And he suggests taking 20% of Gulf oil if there is no deal. It's all messed up. He just says whatever comes to his mind.

The only clear thing is that he is powerless in his relationship with Netanyahu.

 

[kyzr]

Where is your information that no ships are transiting coming from? I have seen nothing but bluster from Iran's talking heads.

My bad. I thought that since Iran said that Hormuz was now closed that the chikinsh!t owners would stop traffic, but happily no, traffic is still flowing.

From Copilot:
Here are the actual, sourced transit numbers from the period when Iran said the strait was “closed” and the U.S. said it was “open”:

• Thursday, June 18–19: 25 ships transited (including tankers, cargo, container vessels).
• Friday, June 19–20: Tanker traffic dropped to single digits, but ships still moved.
• Saturday, June 20: 55 merchant ships passed through, carrying 17 million barrels of oil.
• June 20–21 (live AIS): ~30 vessels visible in-frame at any given time, with 55 ships confirmed on Saturday.

Conclusion: Traffic never stopped. It fluctuated, but ships kept moving every single day.