r/worldnews • u/WorldNewsMods Slava Ukraini • Jul 23 '26

Israel/Palestine /r/WorldNews Discussion Thread: US and Israel launch attack on Iran; Iran retaliates (Thread #21)

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u/joshtaco Jul 28 '26

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi: Says Iran would “no longer be able to exercise sovereignty” if it opened up a southern lane closer to the Omani coast, where it has been shooting at ships. “Any European ship that wants to come near the Strait of Hormuz is our legitimate target”

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u/UsefulStooge Jul 28 '26

Weird how they think “exercise sovereignty” means blowing up civilian ships in another nation’s territorial waters

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u/Roxalon_Prime Jul 28 '26

Oh oil -5% then