2y ago

US military may put armed troops on commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz to stop Iran seizures

The U.S. military is considering putting armed personnel on commercial ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, in what would be an unheard of action aimed at stopping Iran from seizing and harassing civilian vessels, five American officials told The Associated Press on Thursday.

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So I really hope Real Life Lore Is wrong that this strait will cause WW3
- Article's about Iran, not Russia
It's time for the Merchant Marines if that's the case, those guys are actually trained for exactly this stuff, and most are former Sailors, Coasties, and Marines.
I guess Iran has a short memory
Fair play. Right after 9/11, the US Navy was willy nilly boarding merchant ships and zip tying their crews like terrorists. Those crews were lowly Asians though, so they didn't complain.