Originally Posted by
LonesomeSky
Ukraine has taken out numerous Russian military ships with naval drones, which are basically a Walmart kayak loaded explosives and powered by a jet ski motor. It is probably not beyond Iran’s capabilities to do the same to US warships. They certainly could sink a tanker with a sea drone. Will US sailors post videos of their multibillion dollar minesweeper sinking on TikTok? Will shipping companies risk their crews and cargo without US boots on the ground in Iran?
You are right. Much simpler to just add our mines to theirs and shut down the whole strait. When they decide they really want to sell oil again, we’ll remove ours after they remove theirs.