US-sanctioned Chinese tanker transits Strait of Hormuz hours after blockade
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Does sanction in this case mean allowed or forbidden?
Cuz this stupid word has two contradicting meanings lol
Isn't Rich Starry the artist who draws animals in vehicles?
No, its a chemical tanker that draws animals on vehicles
No, that’s Richard Scarry
In international politics, sanction usually has the negative meaning
In this sense, forbidden. You're correct in other situations it would mean allowed.
The blockade isn't being done in the Strait of Hormuz but in the Gulf of Oman and Indian Ocean because the US Navy are scared of being attacked by the missiles and boats that Trump said he'd 100% destroyed. They've got no chance of a meaningful blockade in an area that large, especially with GPS spoofing that's going on.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cp9vm5ezxz4t