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LordAdam16:
it'd be like south africa charging a toll to pass through the southern ocean
or malaysia/indonesia charging a toll to pass through the straits of malacca

it is unprecedented to do so in peacetime

legally speaking, iran has not closed off the strait of hormuz
it has only instituted a monitoring regime to preserve security as part of self-defense during a war

that will be the justification used to mine the strait if it comes to that
we are under attack and we mined it to prevent naval assets from using it
just so happens that civilian vessels are also affected

you kinda have the same sh*t in the bosphorus straits
turkey can close it off when it comes under attack but doesn't charge a toll to use in peacetime

-Lord

LordAdam16:
y'all are going to love this

itai blumenthal, a genocidal ghoul journalist, is offering an explanation for why iran keeps firing missiles
after the idf claimed 90+% of launchers and stockpile has been destroyed

wait for it..



🤣😂😀

so so funny!

-Lord

Appleyard:
Well, it is definitely a head-scratcher when you look at the timing. But, the more you look at it, the more sense it makes that they did not close it pre-war.

For a long time, Iran did use the threat of closing Hormuz as its biggest "bargaining leverage." Keeping it open wasn't really about being generous or offering free passage; it allows Iran to stay connected to the global economy. As long as the strait stayed open, Iran could still try to sell its own oil and keep some diplomacy alive with countries like China and India.

If they had closed the strait back when the sanctions were first reinstated, it likely would have provoked this war much sooner, which could have closed the window of preparation Iran badly needed.

Closing a major global shipping lane is usually seen as an "act of war" by the rest of the world. By waiting until the actual fighting began on February 28, Iran was able to use the closure as a direct military and economic move rather than just a political protest. That patience is what has steered the war in its favour today.

Now that the war is in full swing and the U.Sreal camp decided to hit their oil hubs, Iran is also making sure no one else can move oil through that area either. The strategy is all about "if we can’t sell ours, nobody can sell theirs as well," and that has sent global prices skyrocketing. It was a master plan by Persia.

Now, they're not just getting the sanctions lifted, but also making a tonne of money from allowing passage through the strait---these would never have been possible pre-war.

LordAdam16:
y'all are going to love this

itai blumenthal, a genocidal ghoul journalist, is offering an explanation for why iran keeps firing missiles
after the idf claimed 90+% of launchers and stockpile has been destroyed

wait for it..



🤣😂😀

so so funny!

-Lord

FoolishBoy419:
Fair point, though I think Turkey still charges ships for passage.

Saladdin:
If this is true, the Israelis should better start shopping for masks, oxygen tanks and insulating clothes because Tehran will hit either Dimona, Nevatim or both.

The spill out would be catastrophic!

chariisGRACE:
This one wey 'operate', how far?

FoolishBoy419:
What they're saying is that the jet was struck from central Iran. A long-range SAM can shoot a jet from many hundred kilometers away.

I also never said they cannot operate in Iranian airspace. I said they were lying about having air superiority over Iran. As at the last time I made that comment, their jets had still not breached Iranian airspace.

BREAKING: Iranian ballistic missile hits Dimona, Israel. pic.twitter.com/DgScmx3anO

— Clash Report (@clashreport) March 21, 2026

Very close footage of Iranian missile hitting Dimona tonight. https://t.co/k0eps71ROl pic.twitter.com/sDso1Zqv3E

— Clash Report (@clashreport) March 21, 2026

WATCH: Impressive footage of Iranian missile hit on Israel's Dimona tonight. pic.twitter.com/xtBvxQvR9Z

— Clash Report (@clashreport) March 21, 2026

Another very close footage of Iranian missile hit in Dimona tonight. pic.twitter.com/xtl9Fu2txm

— Clash Report (@clashreport) March 21, 2026

⚡️From the direct impact in Dimona pic.twitter.com/FTEabVtH3s

— War Monitor (@WarMonitors) March 21, 2026

kad199:
U mean they tell that to a human being and they believe it?

bryght4u:
Do they take their people for granted?
Are they without brains in their heads too?
What kind of thoughtlessness is this?
That the weather in Iran is what lobs the projectiles and the Iron-condemn system refuses to act because they weren't fired by launchers?
Is the Iron-condemn system an Iranian spy/ally too?
And their people believed them?
The self-proclaimed God's chosen ones don't have it in them the capacity for sound judgement?
Kai!
And these are the same human beings holding Trump to ransom!

🇮🇷🚨 Multiple explosions reported in Dimona, Negev.

Israeli media reporting impacts at 3 sites in Dimona. One report confirms a 3-story building struck. Four casualties are reported. IDF units are rushing to the scene.

Dimona is home to Israel's Negev Nuclear Research Center,… pic.twitter.com/GI76wuCnGX

— DD Geopolitics (@DD_Geopolitics) March 21, 2026

WriteerNg:
⚡Multiple explosions reported in Dimona, Negev.

Israeli media reporting impacts at 3 sites in Dimona. One report confirms a 3-story building struck. Four casualties are reported. IDF units are rushing to the scene.

Dimona is home to Israel's Negev Nuclear Research Center, the core of Israel's nuclear program.

More footage showing an interceptor trying yet failing to down and the resulting impact of an Iranian ballistic missile earlier in the Southern Israeli city of Dimona. pic.twitter.com/L17NnVwBBo

— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) March 21, 2026

⚡️Damage at a Synagogue in Dimona from the Iranian missile attack blast pic.twitter.com/s7Yq2Fjrxb

— War Monitor (@WarMonitors) March 21, 2026

Extensive destruction to homes in Dimona pic.twitter.com/l8k0etISc5

— 👑 Royal Intel (@RoyalIntel_) March 21, 2026

Procashtips:
Aura for Aura

Iran demonstrating what Moses taught : An eye for an eye.

Search and rescue operations by the Magen David Adom (MDA) continue at the site of the Iranian ballistic missile impact in Dimona, Southern Israel. pic.twitter.com/WqHvsaA31u

— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) March 21, 2026

LordAdam16:
thanks for that

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yea they do

think that's because of the 1936 montreaux convention though
the great powers at the time signed the agreement acknowledging turkey's right to manage the dardanelles and bosphorus
also helps i think that turkey controls both sides of the straits

also have to add
that the littoral states of the strait of malacca did establish a Cooperative Mechanism fund
to accept voluntary contributions for safety and environmental projects at the strait

iran has been really, unusually fair to the planet keeping it open while suffering decades of sanctions
they're saints
trying to abide by international law when their assailants don't

-Lord

The Russians testing a rifle-dispensed net for close-range interception of FPV drones. pic.twitter.com/k2VIRmlQgG

— Status-6 (War & Military News) (@Archer83Able) March 21, 2026

FoolishBoy419:
Exactly. Iran and Russia— the so called evil dictatorships operate by the book so much that they are held to a higher moral standard than USA and Israel. I have seen this even among neutral analysts. You hear nothing about the daily raids in the West Bank or the starvation of Cuba but let one journalist die in Moscow and Russia would be slandered for the next 2 years.

🇮🇷 Iranians take to the streets in Zanjan to celebrate the IRGC's strike on Dimona carried out in direct retaliation for the Israeli attack on the Natanz nuclear facility. pic.twitter.com/DP0VZNFcF7

— DD Geopolitics (@DD_Geopolitics) March 21, 2026