The Pentagon is considering a more robust naval presence in the Middle East to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz as gas and oil prices continue to rise, but any operation won’t commence for at least a month, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The Journal, citing two U.S. officials, has said that the U.S. wants to reduce the threat from Iran before undertaking any escort operation, but that could take up to a month or more to accomplish, even as officials continue to downplay concerns over the strait and the impact its closure has had on global energy markets.

  • Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works
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    18 hours ago

    Actually, the saddest part is, in spite of how badly the US have been treating them, Ukraine still offered to train up the US on all their anti drone warfare techniques - techniques specifically developed to combat Iranian drones - and the US told them to fuck off.

    And yes, trying to simply suppress Iran’s ability to launch munitions is never going to work. That didn’t even work on the Houthis.