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The US has siezed Iranian ships and sold their oil …

Why did this get downvoted? It looks like a simple statement of fact. Is it inaccurate? Voting is not a substitute for debate.

Because the poster did not establish relevance to the matter at hand.

There is more to if something is a good comment than if it is literally true.

It was in response to the fact that ships are supposed to unmolested on the open seas.