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Posted by tcp_handshaker 1 day ago

U.S. intelligence says Iran can outlast Trump's Hormuz blockade for months(www.washingtonpost.com)
30 points | 4 comments
dotcoma 1 day ago
They should have said it before going to war...
darkteflon 1 day ago||
I’m sure they did. No evidence to suggest there was an intelligence failure, afaik. The failures are, on the evidence, entirely at the, shall we say, executive level.
dotcoma 1 day ago||
You’re telling me that the orange guy did something out of spite and without careful consideration of what could happen? I’m shocked.
tim-tday 1 day ago||
They did, they even published publicly.

Analysis have been consistent for years: Iran can close the strait of Hormuz indefinitely with minimal effort.

Shippers and their insurers are extremely risk averse. A single dude with a shoulder mounted rocket anywhere in on the coastline is enough to keep ships out.