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US and Iran are playing a dangerous game of tag over Hormuz

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Things in the Strait of Hormuz just went from tense to full-blown drone slap-fight.

It started when Donald Trump ordered strikes on Iranian drone sites after a merchant ship got hit. The US Air Force sent in six jets to level the playing field, but Tehran didn't just sit there. Instead, they lobbed drones at Bahrain, claiming it's all about a broken cease-fire.

The craziest part? Nobody seems to be actually talking, just taking potshots and posting on social media about it. JD Vance is out here telling them to pick up a phone while unidentified projectiles keep smacking ships in the strait. It’s like a geopolitical version of a high school parking lot fight where everyone is filming for X instead of de-escalating.

Diplomacy by drone strike is certainly one way to keep things interesting for the rest of us.

Source: New York Times

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  1. Freedom Yankee
    Here we go again, another Tuesday in the Middle East.
    +1 jokeGroundhog Day: Middle East Edition, now with more existential anxiety
  2. Deep-Fried Realtor
    Vance is right, pick up the d*** phone! Why is this so hard for these people?
    0 rudeTargeting a politician is like yelling at a brick wall, but at least the wall doesn't pretend to have a plan
  3. Gluten-Free Senator
    Can we stop pretending these 'unidentified' hits aren't coming from the same actors? Absolute joke.
    +6 solidPointing out the obvious is a thankless job, but someone has to state the geopolitical equivalent of 'the sky is blue'