The war in Iran (or whose war is it anyways?)

[Rigby5]

The Straits of Hormuz are complicated.
They are only 29 miles wide, so are within the 200 mile international boundary of Iran.
But the Straits of Hormuz are governed by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) that the UN passed in 1958, but was never ratified by Iran.
However, the UNCLOS then prohibits the US interfering with Iranian commerce, which the US has illegally done ever since it imposed economic sanctions on Iran.

 

[sear]

The Straits of Hormuz are complicated.
They are only 29 miles wide, so are within the 200 mile international boundary of Iran.
But the Straits of Hormuz are governed by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) that the UN passed in 1958, but was never ratified by Iran.
However, the UNCLOS then prohibits the US interfering with Iranian commerce, which the US has illegally done ever since it imposed economic sanctions on Iran. R5 #201

I did not know that. BUT !
Citing Trump for violating law?
Might as well cite Miss Muffet for eating curds & weigh.


the peril of the homonym
whey (wā, hwā)
n.
The watery part of milk that separates from the curds, as in the process of making cheese.
[Middle English, from Old English hwæg.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2022 by HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved.

 

[sear]

The US has been burning through weapons in Iran it could need in a war with China. Here are the latest estimates.​

Sinéad Baker / Wed, April 22, 2026 at 1:29 PM GMT-5

• The US has used large amounts of key munitions in its war with Iran, experts assessed.
• It has enough for this fight, but "the risk — which will persist for many years — lies in future wars," they said.
• Many of those munitions would be vital against China, and they take a long time to replenish.

The US has been using critical munitions at such a high rate against Iran that it could face risk in a future war — especially with China, defense experts warned.
US forces "heavily used" seven key munitions in the 39 days of its air and missile campaign against Iran before a fragile ceasefire went into effect, two warfare experts at the Center for Strategic and International Studies said in a new report.
The US military "has enough missiles to continue fighting this war under any plausible scenario," they wrote, looking at munition stockpiles. "The risk — which will persist for many years — lies in future wars."

The US has been burning through weapons in Iran it could need in a war with China. Here are the latest estimates.

The US has heavily expended key munitions. It has enough for the Iran war but risks vulnerability in a future conflict with China, experts warn.

www.yahoo.com

In summary:
Over a period of years President Obama in cooperation with Britain, France, Germany, China, & Russia, succeeded in producing
what President Trump now states as his primary objectives:
- no Iranian nuclear weapons
- open the Strait of Hormuz.

President Trump created this global crisis by unilaterally withdrawing the U.S. from Obama's agreement,
and then waging War on Iran.

Not only has Trump's belligerent foreign policy pulled U.S. farther from Trump's stated objectives.
This policy / conduct has also depleted our military, rendering us needlessly more vulnerable in the future.

And the $cost per gallon of gasoline?

 

[Shiftless2]

And the $cost per gallon of gasoline?

Every time I turn on the TV I see that more airlines are cutting flights because of the cost of fuel.

 

[sear]

"Every time I turn on the TV I see that more airlines are cutting flights because of the cost of fuel." S2 #204

Whether that's Air Canada, or Err USA, not sure. Not sure it matters.

President Trump is waging economic war on the world, reducing the benefit of what we've worked for. There are things that can be done about this, & those responsible for doing them.
By their continued refusal, they are party to the reduction.