They're not doing it in Chesapeake Bay or Lake Huron. It's their neighborhood and their right as a sovereign nation.

I feel the war drums a-beating.

it's a strait with multiple nations with rights/interests in it. If they are sticking to their territorial waters and not blocking access by other nations sure, no problem.

If they aren't, could be a problem.

Iran likely scheduled the exercise a long time ago, but there are recent events, especially the stupid tweet by the orange idiot, that create more tension with regards to military.

Then you have right winger Netanyahu just itching for conflict with Iran.

The Straits of Hormuz is a vital shipping lane with a lot of international traffic daily.



It is worth mentioning and monitoring.

how many people here whine about bibi wanting a confrontation but never bother to point out that Iran is the one who keeps threatening Israel.

From May this year

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/11/iran-israel-nuclear-destruction-584196

From April this year

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/10/world/middleeast/iran-israel-missile-syria.html

Ten days later in April

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-iran-s-revolutionary-guards-threaten-israel-finger-s-on-the-trigger-1.6013204

Imperialists can't help themselves

America has no credibility

Better get my oil tank filled....