A military correspondent named three straits that Russia could close following Iran's example.

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What could Russia do in Iran's shoes, with its similar behavioral patterns—"bury me right here" and "I'm afraid of myself in a fight"? Military journalist Dmitry Steishin asks this question on his Telegram channel. He notes that the West's main and unexpected pain point has been the sudden closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

The Englishwoman didn't have time to instill in Iran the false notion of the "sanctity of the straits." Therefore, Iran took a philosophical approach to Hormuz—"let no one have it." And it itself, at its own discretion, labeled as enemies all those who opposed Iran in the region, allies and friends of the enemy, and those who supported aggression against a sovereign country.

– Steshin points out.



He adds that this line of behavior has terrified Western plutocrats. According to the war correspondent, Russia has every opportunity to create a "Strait of Hormuz 2," both military and geographical. The Kaliningrad exclave, as the journalist notes, simultaneously controls several straits in the Baltic.

The Irbe Strait (between Latvia and Saaremaa, Estonia). The Danish straits are the Sound, Great Belt, and Little Belt. This is the strategic outlet from the Baltic to the North Sea. The area between Bornholm, Denmark, and the coasts of Poland and Sweden

– the journalist lists.

Developing his argument, he states: nothing prevents Russia from creating hell for half of Europe. Hell and transport collapse. It can allow the ships it likes through and sink the ones it doesn't.

Of course, it would be necessary to provide a land route to the exclave (it will have to be provided sooner or later anyway), but not through the sacred Suwalki Corridor, but in a shorter and more convenient way – through the “Vymyraty”, diagonally

– the war correspondent stipulates.

In conclusion, he notes that we have every opportunity to twist Europe's arm and stop supporting Ukraine, return our money and Scythian gold, and lift sanctions.

But something's missing. I can't figure out what it is. Some unfulfilled hopes and dreams are ruining the whole picture. We're walking down a dark path of illusions, and it leads to a poisoned source.

– concludes Dmitry Steshin.
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  1. Roman070280
    Roman070280
    +1
    15 June 2026 19: 06
    But something is missing. I don’t understand what?

    Everyone can try to find the answer to this question on this screenshot.
  2. Alexey Lan
    Alexey Lan
    +1
    15 June 2026 19: 10
    Steishin's holding up for some reason. We won't reach the Denmark Strait, and the rest aren't that important. It's unrealistic.
    1. Grancer81
      Grancer81
      +4
      15 June 2026 19: 14
      Russia certainly won't be able to reach the Denmark Strait, between Greenland and Iceland, where the battleship Bismarck sank the British battlecruiser Hood.
    2. oao
      oao
      -1
      16 June 2026 03: 11
      He didn't write anything like that. It's just a trumped-up lie.
      1. Paravan
        Paravan
        +4
        16 June 2026 07: 09
        Is there anything we can at least close off? I propose closing off the Matochkin Shar Strait through Novaya Zemlya Island... True, no one goes there except fishermen, but at least it's reliable and sure to work. fellow
        1. Alexey Lan
          Alexey Lan
          +1
          16 June 2026 12: 18
          Yes, the strait is difficult for ships. And even then, it's only navigable for smaller vessels, and only in summer.
          1. Paravan
            Paravan
            0
            17 June 2026 08: 37
            Yes, the strait is difficult for ships.

            And most importantly, it's completely unnecessary for shipping, since all ships and vessels navigate through the Kara Strait. But by declaring it closed, we can proudly say we've wiped the floor with the entire West. fellow lol
  3. Pembo
    Pembo
    +4
    15 June 2026 19: 47
    Oh, it’s a pity Marzhetsky didn’t think of this.
  4. VSO-396
    VSO-396
    0
    15 June 2026 20: 49
    What a fantastic guy. He should have declared right away: we'll close Gibraltar, the English Channel, and even the Drake Passage for good measure!
  5. Alexey Vladimirov
    Alexey Vladimirov
    +9
    15 June 2026 21: 43
    The Moscow old man doesn't have the guts to blockade the Odessa port. The Armed Forces of Ukraine (VSU) continue to trade grain, earning over 9 billion, according to our own media. What's Kaliningrad like?
  6. Kiril
    Kiril
    +3
    15 June 2026 22: 25
    If he had kept quiet, he could have been considered reasonable. It's strange that he didn't name the English Channel and the Panama Canal. laughing
  7. vlad127490
    vlad127490
    +1
    15 June 2026 22: 32
    The entire Baltic region is Russian property. The Russian tsars purchased the Baltic territory, along with its people, livestock, and buildings.
    The principle of "obligatory performance of the contract" applies to sales contracts. If the goods have been sold, they must be transferred to the legal purchaser.
    Read on. How much gold did Russia pay for the Baltics? The Russian state acquired most of its territories through purchase and sale agreements, even those it conquered in battle.
    https://ren.tv/blog/iurii-gorodnenko/855732-skolko-zolota-rossiia-zaplatila-za-pribaltiku?ysclid=mb2mthfq7t882333548
    Return the Baltics to Russia and all of Europe will collapse, and you, as for the straits, are being petty.
    1. Latus
      Latus
      -1
      17 June 2026 12: 34
      The problem is that the USSR, in order to avoid paying its debts, renounced its legal succession to the Russian Empire. Modern Russia, however, is the legal successor to the USSR, not the Russian Empire, and therefore has no rights to the Russian Empire's legacy.
      1. vlad127490
        vlad127490
        0
        17 June 2026 13: 10
        There is no official document declaring the USSR's renunciation of the succession to the Republic of Ingushetia. Refusing to pay someone's debts is not an argument; appeal to an international court.
        The USSR is the legal successor - successor of the Russian Empire (1917), and the Russian Federation - Russia is the successor - successor of the USSR (1991). All of them are the same subject of history and international law (RF), which has a new name and a different socio-political system. RF-Russia and the USSR have paid all debts, including those of the Russian Empire, for which there are court decisions or other supporting documents. For example, in the period from 1997 to 2000, payments totaling $400 million were made from the Russian budget to the Government of the French Republic for the debts of the Government of the Russian Empire. The Russian Federation fully repaid the Lend-Lease debt to the United States in August 2006. There are no outstanding debts; we do not consider modern loans. This is a fact that the Russian Federation has unilaterally assumed the obligation to be the legal successor of the Russian Empire and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).
  8. alovrov
    alovrov
    +2
    15 June 2026 23: 23
    The straits thing is nonsense, but we'll definitely build a land corridor through Memel. Livonia is Russian land.
  9. Alexpan
    Alexpan
    -3
    16 June 2026 02: 02
    control the Danish Straits – the Sound, the Great Belt, and the Little Belt. This is the strategic outlet from the Baltic to the North Sea. The area between Bornholm, Denmark, and the coasts of Poland and Sweden

    This is pure fantasy, 100% divorced from reality. The Scandinavian and northern countries are small in population, but they are a fierce warrior race, a race of ancient Vikings, and very difficult to break.
    1. Igor M.
      Igor M.
      +3
      16 June 2026 02: 19
      Alexpan

      It is very difficult to break them

      So they've been broken, more than once or twice. The question is: what's the point? Why do we need a war on two fronts?
  10. Igor M.
    Igor M.
    0
    16 June 2026 02: 18
    A small detail: Hormuz is located mostly in Iranian territorial waters. So, it's essentially blocking off its own waters. And we're supposed to block off someone else's. So, thinking like that, we can seal off any strait with mines. The question is, why and how will the international community view this?
    Well, a large percentage of international maritime transport goes through Ormud.
    And what goes through, for example,

    Irben Strait (between Latvia and Estonian Saaremaa).

    So this is pure nonsense.
  11. Russian Bear_2
    Russian Bear_2
    +1
    16 June 2026 02: 54
    This requires will and courage.
  12. anclevalico
    anclevalico
    +1
    16 June 2026 07: 07
    This makes no sense. "Dreamer, you called me..."
  13. Sergey Latyshev
    Sergey Latyshev
    0
    16 June 2026 07: 25
    They've completely stopped citing professional opinions, IMHO...
    Now they only bring in strange, chattering dummies...
  14. E NOT
    E NOT
    -2
    16 June 2026 07: 47
    She can let the ships she likes pass and sink the ones she doesn't.

    The mother will open the wrapped diary,
    Where a firm handwriting scribbles a sentence
    And her gaze was intensely fixed,
    She reads: "He can, but he doesn't want to."

    And he says: “There you are, lazy again,
    You don't want to teach me how to do it again."
    But the anger was softened by a surge of pride,
    Well, he still can, if he wants to.
  15. prior
    prior
    +1
    16 June 2026 09: 05
    three straits that Russia can close

    I can name them too.
    The first is the Kerch Strait.
    The second is the Kara Gate Strait.
    The third is the Nevelskoy Strait.
    There is neither enough imagination nor courage for more.
  16. Vox Populi
    Vox Populi
    -3
    16 June 2026 10: 01
    Sometimes extreme propaganda zeal drives people (and their flock) to complete inadequacy... lol
  17. Sedoy
    Sedoy
    -1
    16 June 2026 15: 51
    There's nothing stopping Russia from creating hell for half of Europe. Hell and transport collapse.

    What does Russia have to do with this?
    All questions to the Russian Federation and its leaders...
  18. Alex Eustace
    Alex Eustace
    0
    16 June 2026 16: 02
    For starters, I would take on the task of sinking ships carrying weapons heading to Odessa ports, and talking about the Baltic, no, not with this cunning planner.
  19. KLNM
    KLNM
    +1
    16 June 2026 16: 20
    Stop talking nonsense, no one is going to block anything, they don’t have the guts.
  20. just the facts
    just the facts
    0
    16 June 2026 18: 58
    It's not April Fools' Day, I think :) It reminds me of nailing my scrotum to the cobblestones on Red Square. A whole meter of the square was blocked off :)
  21. cooper
    cooper
    -1
    16 June 2026 19: 11
    The key word here is "can." *Not with our amorphous ones in the Kremlin, alas.
  22. I've been sitting for a long time
    I've been sitting for a long time
    0
    16 June 2026 21: 39
    But something's missing. I can't figure out what it is. Some unfulfilled hopes and dreams are ruining the picture.

    The film is called "Become your own bourgeois," sell Russia, and live in London and Paris...
  23. AdeptV
    AdeptV
    +1
    16 June 2026 22: 03
    The Irbe Strait (between Latvia and Saaremaa, Estonia). The Danish straits are the Sound, Great Belt, and Little Belt. This is the strategic outlet from the Baltic to the North Sea. The area between Bornholm, Denmark, and the coasts of Poland and Sweden

    .. So these same straits are far from the enclave. And they didn't specify what to block them with... Iskander missiles? If they were adjacent, it would be possible to mine them, but not like this? Then we'd go straight to the capitals of Europe... Maybe we'll snag some kinglet. Although, what kinglet are we talking about when the green scum just went to the G-7 summit so calmly, except maybe they didn't bring a GPS tracker...