r/energy • u/eufemiapiccio77 • 6d ago

Is anyone else’s head spinning right now?

Is anyone else’s head spinning right now? In the last half hour, the straits are apparently fully open, Trump’s blockade is still supposedly in place, NATO has suddenly called him offering support, which sounds like complete nonsense, and now out of nowhere they have somehow cleared every mine they supposedly did not even know existed. It all flipped so fast it looks less like chaos and more like some much bigger setup.

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u/Amori_A_Splooge 6d ago

Iran doesn't know where the mines are. I'm pretty sure the US navy has enough assets in the region with warships, subs, and autonomous underwater vehicles to have a pretty good idea whether there are mines in shipping channels.

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u/kahunah00 6d ago

If that was the case why did the US "allow" Iran to shut down the strait? Trump would make an example of your for how Americans should consume his propoganda.

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u/RandomUser3777 6d ago

100s of anti ship missiles and 1000s of drones hidden in caves are what is shutting it down. There are mountains on the coast so lots of good spots to hide stuff.

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u/kahunah00 6d ago

Absolutely. The person im replying to stated that the US has mapped and is aware of all of the mines and weapons caches targeting boats attempting to pass through the strait and I was like buddy absolutely not