
Mark
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Mark
@hef_mark
A ship in harbor is safe, but that’s not what ships are built for







Blockading a maritime chokepoint that you simultaneously claim you don’t need, and claim is open, is, shall we say, an interesting manoeuvre 🤷♂️



The real divide in our time is between those who believe in a better future for us and our children, and those who don’t. Great to speak in Budapest today with @PM_ViktorOrban


So now instead of Iran blocking the strait - the USA is going to block the strait? Make it make sense.


Trump blockades all shipping from the Persian Gulf stopping our Gulf allies from exporting oil, LNG, fertilizer, and general cargo imports. This creates a catastrophe for our allies and a calamity for global economy. Trump sees this as clever.

This is real time (hint: this isn’t the Straits of Hormuz). marinetraffic.com tracks globally. Zoom in.






I am genuinely struggling to understand this logic. If the rest of the world is willing to pay a small toll to Iran to keep oil flowing and stabilise markets, then why does the U.S. feel the need to block all shipping, especially when it is not dependent on that oil?











