The USA defeats the Iranian regime by ensuring shipping can move through Hormuz. Achieve that and what can the Iranian regime do then apart from make powerless threats and fire a few drones at UAE an… (View Post)

Hormuz was kept open despite Iranian threats and attacks in the 1980s. That required accepting risks and costs and sometimes casualties. The same applies now. Both Trump and the Gulf Arabs have no sh… (View Post)

Likewise Oman and UAE can control who goes through Hormuz and probably easier as well as they have functioning naval and air forces. Though whether Iran can actually stop anyone else using Hormuz has… (View Post)

That's not going to inconvenience any walker or dog walker. What's wrong with forcing cyclists to stop at what is effectively a junction ? (View Post)

I'm old enough to remember Russia deciding to shore up the Assad regime. (View Post)