RT Nick Szabo (@NickSzabo4)Fascinating theory. And possibly what Trump and some of his advisors are actually trying to do.There's one huge flaw. It's not just the European navies that are incapable of removing Iranian veto power over Hormuz shipping. With the recent developments in military technology and tactics, no navy on earth is capable of reversing Iran's veto power over the Gulf.No navy is coming to help the U.S. because, if their admirals are rational, they advised their governments that such a miss ...

RT Nick Szabo (@NickSzabo4)Quite wrong. The reality is rather this:(1) Iran itself is already working to "reopen" Hormuz. They too want to sell their oil. Hormuz is open to all ships that agree to follow Iran's rules. China has already agreed and many other nations are negotiating passage.(2) It would take decades to build pipelines to fully replace Hormuz tankers, and the expense would be greater than any toll Iran is likely to charge ...

RT Nick Szabo (@NickSzabo4)@DanDePetris Iran would be happy to open Hormuz up to full volume, just under different conditions. ...

RT Nick Szabo (@NickSzabo4)Yet the U.S. is letting Chinese, Indian, and even Iranian ships pass. The Zionist fanatics who currently run the U.S. war machine very much don't want them to pass, yet they are letting them pass. Iran however has successfully deterred ships that don't obtain their special permits.Because whatever further damage we can do to Iranian energy and shipping, they can do far more damage to our many Sunni monarch oil allies along the Persian Gulf.And because we can close the Strait to Ir ...