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.
God I hate that you’re right. The motherfucker will get, like, three ships through the strait and then go on a late night rant on his Mastodon server (sorry, “Truth Social”) about how “unfair” it is that the US is “doing all the work” and start demanding that other countries pay to have their shipping escorted.
Commenting to remind myself to come back here later