Iran re-closed the Strait of Hormuz Friday instead of heading to Switzerland for nuclear negotiations, citing Israel’s refusal to pull forces out of southern Lebanon and US forces’ ongoing presence in the region.
In a statement read over maritime radio channels, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the US was in violation of the memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran, which President Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed Wednesday.
“Since Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon, the complete lifting of the naval blockade, and the withdrawal of American terrorist forces from the Persian Gulf and the region are among the main conditions of the agreement between Iran and the United States, the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until these conditions are met,” it said. “All ships are requested, for the sake of their security and safety, not to approach the Strait of Hormuz. Any vessel that defies this directive will be targeted.”
There’s a movie named after the saying: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wag_the_Dog
I haven’t seen it. Not sure how well it’s held up.
Edit: There’s a wiki page on the political term: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wag_the_dog
Hmmm, I’m not sure why each of those links takes me to a different wiki even though they’re identical. I imagine it doesn’t work the same for everyone else. I’ll just link to the disambiguation:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wag_the_Dog_(disambiguation)
The film has both Wag and Dog capitalized. The term has only Wag capitalized.
Ah now I see it