Following on the earlier "There’s No Escaping It. The Strait of Hormuz Must Be Reopened.".
From maritime maven Ed "Misadventures in Shipping" Finley–Richardson's Xitter feed.
My proposal for re-establishing US deterrence in the Strait of Hormuz.
— Ed Finley–Richardson (@ed_fin) March 6, 2026
1. Iran’s tanker fleet is below, including 38 VLCCs which they depend on for their crude oil exports.
Issue an ultimatum to Iran: Every time you attack a merchant vessel, we torpedo one of your vessels. pic.twitter.com/Ad6lmSuQDL
Thread Reader unroll for the X-less (such as myself):
2. They will attack a vessel anyway, because they won’t believe you’ll go through with it.
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HT: Portfolio Armor via ZeroHedge
Apologies to the ghost of Jonathan Swift for co-opting part of his title:
A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People from Being a Burthen to Their Parents or Country, and for Making Them Beneficial to the Publick
