Yes, the strategies are from the same playbook, however, where Iran miscalculated, and continues to miscalculate is the economic power that the U.S. has over Europe and Asia. No one wants to piss them off by being in Iran's corner....If we had a good chess player in charge, he would have seen this and perhaps would have done things to prevent Europe, China and Russia being swayed by the U.S.... or he would have pursued our goals in such a way that would have made it hard for the U.S. to focus it's power on us......Look at Pompeo that guy eats, breathes and lives to see Iran destroyed....what the F*ck did our leaders do to have this guy hate us so much? Don't answer that question....cause it doesn't matter. Whatever they did, they could have done in a quieter or more clandestine way as to not make potent enemies like the U.S.
You should do a bit of researching before asking a statementina ham jav gir shodan be khoda...
this is all a limited answer. how long can 5 tankers worth of petrol last? They must learn to solve the problems by themselves.
Now that is useful. I take back what I just wrote. I also understand why the US wants to stop those tankers. I would do the same if I were them.
Next time if there are sanctions on China or Russia, they can use Iranian flags for protection lol
It is called deterrence. The ability to make any vow is deterred.
What if it happens? Same story of the British tanker with some extra punitive escalation.
