Iran Deputy FM: We're not laying mines in Hormuz Strait - AFP

Now we will see which war department the markets trust more: Iran or USA....

Of course, small snippets like this are often part of a larger discussion. Making conclusions with zero context is dangerous.

....he could have finished by saying: "we are not laying mines in Hormuz Strait.....we have already laid them" or "we are not laying mines, we have submarine suicide drones that will do the job better"....etc, etc.

From Al Jazeer:



"5m ago (16:10 GMT)
Iran has allowed ships from some countries to cross Strait of Hormuz: Deputy FM
More now from Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi, who has told the AFP News Agency that Iran has allowed ships from some countries to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

“Some countries have already talked to us about passing the strait, and we have cooperated with them,” he said during an interview in Tehran.

“As far as Iran is concerned, we feel that those countries that joined the aggression should not benefit from safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.”"\





I don't have an account to see "live" or "playback", but I certainly don't see many ships sitting in the strait at present: https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais...ry:26.1/zoom:8





Whatever the case, the VIX and /CL will tell us plebians all we need to know about how "real" this news is.

Khamenei found unconscious and has a leg amputated

So, he doesn't really can speak right now

trust every word from the white house tho.....

It's definitely safe for tankers to go through the straits now. I say run the gauntlet, maybe we can place bets on Polymarkets.

Sadly, you can never believe Iran. Or most media outlets.

bullish? lol

We ain’t putting mines, that’s crazy talk, we sending drones to blow them up. Let’s see who gives in first. All allies apply pressure on us for starting this war or we bomb all the oil and everyone is fucked. Crazy jihads

Dis eurusd spike because of this?

oh they're our friends now, they're saying what they're doing to make it easier for us how nice!!!