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Iran's parliment votes to mine the Strait of Hormuz
2025-06-23
[MSN -Newsweek] ...on Saturday, the Iranian Parliament has voted in support of closing the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most critical oil transit chokepoints, according to media reports.

Any final decision on retaliation, however, will rest with the country's Supreme National Security Council and leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The parliament vote merely advises him of the option to pursue.

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The IDF could probably sink every Iranian surface naval vessel (bigger than a kayak) in the Persian Gulf in 12 hours. The ports themselves would also be destroyed quickly if the IDF wanted to do that also.
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Posted by:Lord Garth

#4  Misleading headline
Posted by: Itsoktobewhite   2025-06-23 10:04  

#3  US asks China to stop Iran from closing Strait of Hormuz
Posted by: Skidmark   2025-06-23 07:06  

#2  The Houthis, using Iranian hardware, menaged to close Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Arabian Sea.
Posted by: Grom the Affective   2025-06-23 06:50  

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Posted by: Skidmark   2025-06-23 06:47  

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