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cmxch 5 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Iran demands Bitcoin fees for ships passing Hormuz...

Then what prevents the US from just seizing or sinking any vessel presumed to have paid up?

roryirvine 5 months ago [–]

That would be piracy or an act of war, depending on the specifics.

It would, at the very least, alienate the gulf states and would likely result in international sanctions.

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