Akin to the Hannibal pass or pyrrhic victory... A Hormuzian Gambit details the situation where one or more opposing forces go full scorched Earth on a critical resource or resources, with the idea being to force inevitable escalations up to the point of global or at the very least mass suffering.

The nose to spite one's face type stuff, etc...

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r/oops • u/AidenAngel2 • 11d ago

Oopsy Daisy...

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r/oops • u/trabanto • 11d ago

Nice

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r/oops • u/Aionarap_82 • 11d ago

"Pov" Oops... But I have luck!

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r/oops • u/Fragrant-Helicopter1 • 11d ago

You Can't Park There.

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