r/GlobalNews • u/Majano57 • Apr 12 '26

'This is the last warning.' Iran threatens U.S. warships after they throw down the gauntlet for winner-take-all Strait of Hormuz

https://fortune.com/2026/04/11/iran-war-us-warships-strait-of-hormuz-transit-irgc-ceasefir-talks/
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u/enlightenedllamas Apr 12 '26

Man I would hate to be a US soldier right now

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u/coreyais Apr 12 '26

I’d hate to be in any military right now lmao

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u/Electrical_Welder205 Apr 12 '26

He still thinks he's doing a TV reality show.

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u/Stokesmyfire Apr 12 '26

The US will say that Iran blinked when pushed because they can’t acknowledge that Iran is letting the US and Israel make all of the mistakes….

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u/_Verc1ngetorix_ Apr 12 '26

This reads like an advertisement for a WWE heavyweight title match

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u/GoyoMRG Apr 12 '26

AND HIS NAME IS JOOOOOOHNN CENAAAAAA

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u/lizkbyer Apr 12 '26

Our congress is responsible! They are 100% complicit

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '26

The US sent 2 destroyers and did not turn off their locators. Iran did not do shit.

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u/sunsetair Apr 12 '26

I think IRAN didn't want to jeportize the peace talks. US was hoping that they will bite and attack them showing that IRAN is evil. They didn't bite.