Donald Trump urges UK to send warships to secure Strait of Hormuz
www.independent.co.uk
The US president piled pressure on Keir Starmer to deepen the UK’s involvement in the escalating conflict in the Middle East
  • bearboiblake [he/him]@pawb.socialEnglish
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    29 days ago

    Any US-aligned ships which go into the strait of Hormuz without Iran’s blessing will probably be hit by a bunch of drones and sunk. The US wants their puppet states to act as bullet sponges so that fewer Americans die.

    • phutatorius@lemmy.zipEnglish
      2·
      29 days ago

      The US wants their puppet states to act as bullet sponges so that fewer Americans die.

      I see they’ve learned from the Israelis and the Saudis.