>>543204707
The Price is Right

>>543204707
>Iran sanctions American terrorist linked ships
>Everyone else doing business as usual
>Amerimutt terrorists lie about a blockade
>Amerimutt terrorists chimp out and block ships
>how are we the good guys fellow humans!?!

Seems like the Strait is open and Trump won.

>>543204707
China hasn't touched its strategic oil reserves yet, only its commercial reserves. The US does not even have strategic reserves of distillates. The whole "the war is to stop China" bs is the dumbest shit ever.

>>543204707
Because the USA and China share an interest in an open Hormuz, and though China retains diplomatic silence on the matter the simple truth is that de facto enmity of Iran is also a common factor.

An Iranian victory would be a disaster to China.

Doubt personally
This would imply that we're back to pre-war traffic which is definitely not the case

>does nothing
>

>>543205094
That depends on whether you consider Iran valuable to China, i personally always regarded it as a liability but if it has positive value then this essentially boils down to
>Do nothing
>Lose liability / asset (Iran)
>Longterm gain more reliable trade / reinforce belt & road
>Gain diplomatic happy points with America / Trump

>>543204707
Your country is a buck broken nation serving other countries

>>543204707
Same way we ended up defending their copper mine in Afghanistan. We get into the wars in places they're already there, so we end up protecting their interests.
We need Saudi family to rule the Muzzies, so we need them to sell oil to anyone.

>>543205178
the rationale behind appeasement is to downrank yourself in the face of a serial aggressor so he goes after someone else first instead of you. this stops working against a narcissist mafia type who believes he is capable of taking on the entire world at once.