They chose to take the straits hostage. They would have done it anyway.
Imagine if Iran had a nuclear weapon.
At that point, they could say, "And by the way, we own the Strait of Hormuz, and you guys can't do anything about it because we won't just hit ships. We'll use a nuclear weapon against you if you try to do anything about it."
🐻 Um, Hormuz is not an international waterway
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