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roamer65

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10. The nuclear option for Iran.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 04:27 PM

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A similar move to what President Nasser did to the Suez Canal in 1956.

I smell it coming and that would be the Iranian-promised end of Hormuz usage for YEARS.

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