Hmm, the Houthis in Yemen 🇾🇪 announced they want to support Iran 🇮🇷 by closing down the Bab El-Mandeb strait. Basically the passage from and to the Suez Canal. World economy RIP.
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Trump's conflicting messages sow confusion [& disbelief] over the #IranWar
#Trump says the #US is winning the #war with #Iran even as thousands of additional American #troops deploy to the #MiddleEast.
He has pilloried other countries for not helping the US, only to say later he does not need their assistance. He has 2X delayed deadlines for Iran to reopen the #StraitOfHormuz.
#FactCheck #TrumpLies #TrumpsWar #propaganda #RulesOfWar #law #WarPowers #geopolitics #economy
https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-war-conflicting-messages-f9269cc4fe1cee914501b68ec5b6c217
"We will, eventually, get a negotiated settlement with Iran. There will be no change of the Iranian regime, nor unconditional surrender. Which means that President Trump will have failed to achieve his primary war aims."
~ Jonathan V. Last
#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz #RegimeChange
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#Trump says the #US will “obliterate” #Iran power plants if it doesn’t fully open the #StraitOfHormuz within 48 hours
Trump issued the ultimatum on social media while he spent the weekend at his resort in Florida.
He said he’s giving Iran exactly 48 hours to open the vital waterway or face a new round of attacks. He said the US would destroy “various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST!”
#TrumpsWar #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #law #geopolitics #MiddleEast
https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-03-21-2026#0000019d-12d2-d3cf-affd-1bdb36880000
Prime-time disappointment
In a 19 min prime-time address, #Trump squashed hope among investors of an end to the #war in the #MiddleEast, saying Washington will hit #Iran "extremely hard" over the next 2 to 3 weeks.
With no timeline for an end to the #US - #Israel war with Iran & with the #StraitOfHormuz staying closed, investors were quick to return to what they did in March: Selling #stocks, buying US dollars & sending #oil prices higher.
#geopolitics #economy
https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/global-markets-view-europe-2026-04-02/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement
#Iran confirmed death of #AliLarijani, believed to be running Iran since the beginning of the #war
A week ago, after #Trump threatened to attack Iran “TWENTY TIMES HARDER” if Tehran stopped #oil flowing through the #StraitOfHormuz, Larijani responded on X∶
“The sacrificial nation of Iran doesn’t fear your empty threats. Even those bigger than you couldn’t eliminate Iran. Be careful not to get eliminated yourself.”
#TrumpsWar #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #geopolitics
https://apnews.com/article/ali-larijani-dead-be5f46c171b2f9bf1dbd8325261a92a6?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-03-17-Iran+confirms+Larijani+death
#Trump broke it, now the #EU has to fix it? Make it make sense 🤦🏼♀️
Military planners from about 30 nations will hold talks next week on making the #StraitOfHormuz #secure for shipping, the British government said Thursday, a day after Trump called on other countries to “build up some delayed courage” & reopen the crucial sea route.
#accountability #idiocracy #IranWar #US #Iran #Israel #war ##law #geopolitics #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/world/uk-reopen-strait-of-hormuz-talks.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
The Israeli #military said it killed an Iranian naval commander who played a pivotal role in blocking the #StraitOfHormuz.
#Israel said Thursday it killed Commodore #AlirezaTangsiri, the head of the #IRGC navy.
Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz said Tangsiri had been killed along with other senior naval commanders in a strike overnight.
Katz said Tangsiri was responsible for bombing operations that have blocked ships from crossing the Strait of Hormuz.
https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-03-26-2026#0000019d-29b1-d602-adff-fbfbe1180000
#Trump said Thursday he will delay a threatened strike on #Iran #energy #infrastructure & extend his deadline for Tehran to reopen the #StraitOfHormuz until April 6, claiming talks to end the #war are “going very well.” The move marks a pullback from Trump’s earlier warning that the #US would target Iran’s energy plants if the crucial shipping lane remained closed.
#TrumpsWar #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #geopolitics #MiddleEast #economy
https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-03-26-2026
#news #unitedstates #usa #uspol #genocide #socialmedia #mastodon #law #cdnpoli #justice #war #trump #Cuba #FreePalestine #Venezuela #Iran #Africa #Russia #China #sanctions #jcpoa #tariffs #activism #resistance #protest #abolishice @law #straitofhormuz #boardofpeace #ceasefire #Lebanon #Gaza #Sudan #Congo #DRC #Africa #Haiti #immigration #lgbtqia #labour #union @socialmedia @politics @workingclasshistory @workersrights @womensvoices @blackvoices @humanities @environment #climateCrisis #climate
"Wednesday night’s speech revealed the extent to which Trump’s reckless and illegal war is breaking him down – in ways that numerous other massive crises, criminal investigations, and scandals simply could not. For once, his bullshitting, bullying, and bravado aren’t working – and he cannot take it."
~ Asawin Suebsaeng and Andrew Perez
#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz
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https://zeteo.com/p/has-iran-broken-trump-address-first-draft
