Hormuz blocked means fuller storage tanks, fuller tanks means more strikes on tanks, less tanks means less storage, less storage means means oil producers completely ceasing operations sooner.

Yes, it would, but the alternative is the US invading and taking over Cuba with minimal consequences. The US government and military establishment have spelled it out in a crystal clear fashion they are on global crusade to purge socialism militarily and they should be taken at their word as much as Hitler should of when he wrote his thoughts about the bolsheviks in Mein Kampf. And it pains me to say it but Nuclear weapons are truly the only viable defense in Cuba's case. Cuba doesn't have the robust ballistic missile and drones manufacturing that Iran has and a committed attack by the US would be extremely one sided. We can talk about the Bay of Pigs and Vietnam but the factors aren't identical. The Bay of Pigs was a suicide incursion done by rabid Gusanos that the US merely supported rather then an actual US military campaign, Vietnam had a steady stream of supplies and support from China and the USSR to keep them fighting into perpetuality. The best leverage Cuba has would be to strike shipping and oil assets in the Gulf but again they lack the missiles and drones to do that like Iran can.

True but having nukes or a nuclear weapons program isn't the bar for having devasting sanctions placed on you by western nations these days, merely not being a vassal is. Cuba has no nuclear weapons program and has done absolutely nothing to the United States for decades and the US is still starving them anyway just for being communist.

Mao made that quote in 1946 when nukes were much, much less powerful and numerous then the ones that exist today. What Mao said was true for back then and it's possible using nukes might ultimately backfire on the US but I think it's still important to keep sober with reality, nukes are serious business and every country that cares about sovereignty should be seeking them, immediately. If Cuba and Russia were smart Russia would be stationing nuclear missiles in Cuba RIGHT NOW before the fascists yet again take advantage of their opposition hesitating and vacillating against their aggression and fearing/seeking salvation from an international community that does not exist rather then taking concrete action.

If the Gulf monarchies began expanding and empowering their militaries they would be couped in a heartbeat. A national army of citizens would depose them for being the traitors to their own people that they are.

First stage: "Our capabilities are overwhelming, we will utterly and easily annihilate Iran."

Second (current) stage: "Ok, they are causing us a little bit of pain and damage, but it's temporary, we promise."

I wonder when the third stage will be.

No, being paranoid in such a way right now is a good thing if you want better chances of surviving with the ways things are going.

Iran has been calling the US a satanic empire for decades and the Epstein files are a massive vindication for them. Before most people would take the satanist talk as a hyperbole but now it doesn't sound so far from the truth.

Sudan and South Sudan meanwhile are in the marina trench.

Nooooo do imperialism on them not us lets sit down and carve up maps together daddy Trump nooooo whyyy 😭😭😭

Imagine the US pushing Europe into war with Russia and then at the last second is like nah, you got this, keep buying our overpriced hardware and you'll be fine.

Nazis: Marxism is bad because it's jewish.

Liberals: Marxism is bad because it hates jews.

Marxists: Bruh.