Iran demanding transit fees in Bitcoin! Sets $1 per barrel crypto toll on tankers transiting via Strait of Hormuz

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jimmietwotanks26@reddit

They should be demanding gold doubloons but i guess this works, too

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jimmietwotanks26@reddit

I dunno, that’s their problem! If the country that built Dr Evil-style underground missile lairs can’t figure out a doubloon collection system, they’re not Strait, they’re Gay

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gonnadeleteso@reddit

So you don't actually have any idea?

Cute.

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jimmietwotanks26@reddit

You thought my original comment wasn’t a joke?

Good read

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Siglet84@reddit

Honestly, I don’t blame them on this one. Should have been doing it long ago.

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Anen-o-me@reddit (OP)

They shouldn't be holding ocean trade hostage. That's economic terrorism. They're a bridge troll.

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K31lover2@reddit

Not commit several forms of terrorism to include economic terrorism.

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Anen-o-me@reddit (OP)

Mining the strait is literally a threat of force.

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Did they actually mine it or is that what your government tells you. There have been plenty of ships that have passed through unscathed. We dropped in excess of 50,000 bombs on their country and you’re mad that they stopped shipping.

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Anen-o-me@reddit (OP)

They also attacked multiple ships that tried to slip through. The strait is in range of land based artillery and anti ship missiles. This isn't merely what governments are claiming.

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Siglet84@reddit

You mean after we dropped tens of thousand of tons of bombs on them?

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Anen-o-me@reddit (OP)

Yeah, the US attacked them, they then bombed 11 countries. Are you suggesting the US bombing them excuses their own war crimes?

Being the under dog does not make you morally impeccable.

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Siglet84@reddit

The countries that aided in the attack? It definitely wasn’t 11. Who said they murdered thousands of their own people? The government that wanted to justify an attack? Weird how it went from nukes, to regime change, to ending a civilization.

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Anen-o-me@reddit (OP)

Stop trying to minimize Iranian atrocities just because you oppose US military action. We all here oppose US military action.

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Siglet84@reddit

Bro, did Iran invade two sovereign countries for no reason and wage a 20+ year war killing hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians. The Middle East is none of our business. Plenty of wealthy countries over there to take care of what we see fit. God damn you’re neocon.

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Anen-o-me@reddit (OP)

I oppose war with Iran, you're out of line. That doesn't mean I'm going to ignore that Iran is a global sponsor of terror.

Iran terror proxies have been attacking the US and Israel for decades. Including killing US servicemen. I'm not surprised the US eventually invaded them. Do the words "death to America, death to Israel" mean anything to you. They declared war in the US and Israel decades ago.

Countries tend to not like their soldiers and citizens being killed by foreign actors.

Israel was never going to allow Iran to get a nuclear weapon either since one nuke can wipe out Israel and Iran had enough 60% enriched uranium for 11 nukes.

That's just a discussion of geopolitics, don't mistake that for me endorsing war with Iran by the US.

The US didn't have to get involved however.

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Siglet84@reddit

Go touch grass. We’ve been intervening in their affairs since the early 1900s.

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Anen-o-me@reddit (OP)

Yes, my position is both sides are evil.

Your position is only one side is evil, that's why you're wrong.

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Siglet84@reddit

Cool so we should just stay out of it all. Glad you finally saw it my way.

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Anen-o-me@reddit (OP)

That's always been my position.

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Anen-o-me@reddit (OP)

Who said they murdered thousands of their own people?

We have witnesses. Who is telling you they didn't and why did you believe them?

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Anen-o-me@reddit (OP)

You sure about that?

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K31lover2@reddit

So you've entirely forgotten about Beirut, training the Benghazi bombers, the Quds brigades, their proxies, the IRGC militias, and their weapon smuggling and them training other islamic terror groups? Have you not been paying attention at all for the last 47 years?

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commandercool86@reddit

Iran was kicking ass 50 years ago. Then the west intervened about that long ago and set up the puppet republic that set them back 100 years

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JustDancePatate@reddit

No the west actually made it far better. Yes the Shah was very harsh on politcal opponents but he also let woman go to universities and had good relation with western countries. New infrastructure projects. The trouble arrived after the revolution where the system we now know was established.

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Siglet84@reddit

Ahhh so only attacking the U.S. because it didn’t belong in the Middle East and overthrough their elected leader in 54. It’s funny how people forget that. How about when we encouraged and armed their enemy (Iraq). How about when we sanctioned them for decades? The U.S. has commited exponentially higher amounts of “terrorism”.

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Coolenough-to@reddit

Doesn't Iran kill people for not wearing a head scarf?

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Siglet84@reddit

How many innocent Iraqi and afghani citizens have we killed?

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TuringGPTy@reddit

Best way to stop bad stuff is to bomb it!

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K31lover2@reddit

Remember how we gave pre islam iran top of the line equipment and training? Remember how they were a great ally until islam and the ayatollah took over? Look at the country before and after the revolution and you'll see just how far they've regressed. Look at the economic differences before and after.

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K31lover2@reddit

Not to mention all the assassinations they've either ordered and/or carried out

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TuringGPTy@reddit

Economic terrorism isn’t a thing.

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Anen-o-me@reddit (OP)

What do you want to call it then, extortion? Racketeering? It's completely unethical regardless of the word.

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TuringGPTy@reddit

That’s business buddy 🤷

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Anen-o-me@reddit (OP)

You're no libertarian then. We do not recognize wealth extraction at coercive threat as trade nor legitimate. It's criminal activity.

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TuringGPTy@reddit

As opposed to overt force, of course? Tell me more about what “we” believe in, tell me more about what “Libertarian” are going to claim to believe in.

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