| ▲ | nubg 3 hours ago |
| Why did they attempt to pass the closed Strait of Hormuz? |
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| ▲ | drivebyhooting 3 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| In the article: > IRAN has claimed responsibility for an attack on two oil tankers anchored in Iraqi territorial waters, as conflicts in the region continue to escalate and strikes on commercial shipping spread beyond the Strait of Hormuz. |
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| ▲ | sanex 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| They were docked. And who gets to say a waterway is open or closed? |
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| ▲ | ArchOversight 3 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | The insurance companies primarily... secondary the people with bombs that can sink ships attempting to use the waterways. | | | |
| ▲ | dylan604 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | They were anchored. Slightly different than being docked, even if the overall point remains. The other thing is they were in Iraqi waters |
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| ▲ | gzread 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| What does "closed" mean in this context? |
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| ▲ | zja 3 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | It means if you sail through it, Iran will launch drones and missiles at your ship. | | | |
| ▲ | simonh 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | I'd say the analogy is a closed door. It's not that it's impossible to go through it, but you have to do something specific in order to do so beyond just trying to go through, or you're going to walk straight into getting a bloodey nose. But yeah, these ships weren't anywhere near the strait. | |
| ▲ | ultratalk 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | The strait is considered closed when a country not afraid to use its military says ships can't cross. | |
| ▲ | edaemon 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | The Iranian military has stated their intention to attack any ship passing through the strait without their permission. |
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| ▲ | mdni007 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| trespass* |
