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Excargodog
control
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con·trol
kən-ˈtrōl
controlled; controlling
Synonyms of control
transitive verb
1
a
: to exercise restraining or directing influence over
: REGULATE
control one's anger
So how many IRANIAN tankers have successfully transited the strait since we established the blockade? Denial is ALSO control.
The article Fangs quoted made the assertion that we 'control " the Strait, and that non -Iranian ships simply need to coordinate with the USN for transit.
However, very few if any have done so, as you well know, because the risk of attack from Iran's mosquito fleet is too high. End result: oil, LNG, and everything else is not flowing through the Strait. And if I had to bet on which side will blink first in this standoff, it's not going to be the IRGC, as much as I'd wish it otherwise.