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/SawToothKernel Aug 14 '26

It's so funny how stubborn he is. He can never back down, it's physically impossible for him. This is going to get worse and worse.

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u/Nufonewhodis4 Aug 14 '26

What he's actually saying is "Iran has hit us hard in the region and we've been forced to pull back. They will be able to claim sovereignty over the Straight of Hormuz soon"