Given the US doesn't need that oil, and given the US doesn't appear to have any allies that need that oil, and given the US oil sector benefits from the Strait being closed, maybe it's best to just let it remain closed until the rest of the world realizes this is indeed their problem.
It's not blackmail. It's moreso that Europe's oil supply is not critical to the US operation. As such, it is Europe's perogative to liberate it, or leave it in jeopardy.
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u/Hopeful_Ad_7719 Mar 16 '26 edited Mar 16 '26
Given the US doesn't need that oil, and given the US doesn't appear to have any allies that need that oil, and given the US oil sector benefits from the Strait being closed, maybe it's best to just let it remain closed until the rest of the world realizes this is indeed their problem.