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Prairie Gates

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8. Propaganda designed to pressure Eiuropeans into the war

Reply to NickB79 (Reply #5)

Sun Mar 29, 2026, 11:41 PM

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This was floated at the moment when Trump and the US were desperate to get European military buy-in on the Strait.

Iranians denied it ever happened. I'm not sure I believe it did. If all we have is the say-so of US officials, who had a clear interest in spreading this story true or not, then why should I believe it?

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