Category: Politics

I know it’s hard, but let us Americans get over our egos and think out of the box for this exercise. I’m an American, let’s put ourselves in the shoes of Iran. It is called empathy and sanity.

Why do we want to control the Strait of Hormus? Because, man, Iran is the Milagro Beanfield and that oil is special to us. It is like the movie The Dark Crystal and our oil is like the powerful gem that helps provide balance to the universe. It is from our sacred land and soil. We, the core of the True Islamic Nations are looking out for our Arab brethren. We want to make sure we Arab Nations, drunk off of money or greed, aren’t tricked by anyone who isn’t kind to our oil. Don’t you remember what the bad people did to our neighbors, the Holy Jew’s oil in their Holy temple? (Hanukkah – The Temple needed to burn oil for light, but the oil supplies were defiled by the trespassers. Where a tiny jar of oil, sufficient for only one day, miraculously burned for eight days.) That was wrong. They are holy people, and so are we. We don’t want that to happen to us and ours, and oil from our ground. So let us make sure that the people who purchase oil from us won’t do such wrongful things, or we won’t sell it them at all! We are in the business of oil, we are businessmen. We sell oil from Iran, and we are okay will making revenue from that, so we are fine with shipping oil out from the Strait of Hormus, but we care about our Islamic brothers and sisters, the U.A.E. and Saudi Arabia, and want to make sure their oil isn’t going to people who will wrong it. That is why we want control of the Strait. Perhaps tax the tankers for use of our waterways as a little extra revenue to support our security of the waters? We really should let Oman have control of these waters. They are neutral between U.A.E., Saudi Arabia, and us. They could help mitigate, neutrally, any discrepancies between our nations. We could help fund a radar or satellite system, and have an open communication channel between our Arab nations who use the Strait, so that we know how many ships are accessing and using our waters. We can go from there.

What about “war” and military attacks? We have a right to defend ourselves, and we will, but let us be aware and communicate with our fellow Arabic nations about who is trespassing and how to keep the foreigners out. Let our Arab nations strengthen relations and communicate with each other and not let these wrongdoers interact with us or access our resources (no matter where they are from or who they are).

The Logistics:

Around 54 miles from Oman to Iran of waterways.

“On a clear day at sea level, the human eye can see the horizon approximately 2.9 to 3 miles (about 4.5–5 km) away due to the Earth’s curvature. This distance increases with elevation; at 100 feet, you can see about 12 nautical miles. Visibility is heavily influenced by height, atmospheric conditions, and the height of the object being viewed.”

To patrol this entire strait, you would have to station boats across it every three miles. That would be eighteen 24 / 7 patrol boats making sure no tankers pass.

That is not too efficient, so we could station a high powered radar on either of our shores alerting us to oncoming tankers, or use satellite monitoring systems to be aware of who is accessing our waters.

“Marine radar effective tracking distance for boats is generally limited by line-of-sight and antenna height, typically offering a practical detection range of 2–10 nautical miles for small to medium vessels, though high-powered, high-mounted systems can track larger targets up to 72+ nautical miles.”

“Marine monitoring satellite systems utilize Earth observation, radar, and RF detection to track vessels, monitor ocean health, and ensure environmental compliance. Key systems include Planet’s maritime imagery, NOAA’s GOES and polar-orbiting satellites for ocean data, and European Sentinel-3 satellites for ocean color and topography. These systems detect illegal fishing, track oil spills, and measure surface temperature, supporting both industrial maritime operations and ocean sustainability.”

Perhaps let us work amongst ourselves and with our allies to get these marine traffic monitoring and communication systems in place.

Peace be upon us all.