Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 day agoIs there a point to the Straight Of Hormuz? What is the difference between the Iranians having it than the US? What does it mean for the average joe in either country?message-squaremessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down15
arrow-up119arrow-down1message-squareIs there a point to the Straight Of Hormuz? What is the difference between the Iranians having it than the US? What does it mean for the average joe in either country?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squareAnivia@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·13 hours agoThere is plenty of other goods being transported through the straight, not just oil. And if it were being closed permanently, oil tankers would just have to take the longer route and pollute even more
minus-squaretheneverfox@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoWhat longer route? It’s the only entrance to the gulf as in “Gulf States”
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·12 hours agothey would have to go through egypt, longer route, or worst africa, or SE asia.
minus-squaretheneverfox@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoThat’s the straight of oman. Different straight
There is plenty of other goods being transported through the straight, not just oil. And if it were being closed permanently, oil tankers would just have to take the longer route and pollute even more
What longer route? It’s the only entrance to the gulf as in “Gulf States”
they would have to go through egypt, longer route, or worst africa, or SE asia.
That’s the straight of oman. Different straight