straitofhormuz

The #US #military fired on an Iranian #oil tanker Wednesday as #Trump seeks to pressure #Iran into accepting a deal to end the #war.

A fighter jet shot out the rudder of the tanker in the Gulf of Oman as it tried to breach the US #blockade of Iran’s ports, #CENTCOM posted.

The attack occurred as Iran & the US are supposedly in a ceasefire. Trump threatened Tehran with a new wave of bombing if a deal is not reached that includes opening the critical #StraitOfHormuz.

https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-israel-war-china-may-6-2026-3d061a90ccde095178d9b988d94d08f3

#Iran Threatens Retaliation Over #US #Blockade

Iran’s armed forces said they would attempt to expand their influence over sea lanes beyond the #StraitOfHormuz if the US military continued to block Iranian shipping.

#IranWar #TrumpsWar #Trump #MafiaState #piracy #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/15/world/iran-war-trump-us-israel?smid=nytcore-ios-share

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.

Map from https://geographyquiz.app/maps/middle-east-waters/436

#iranwar #straitofhormuz #babelmandeb #suezcanal

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Not a lot of Leeroy Jenkins happening there

#StraitOfHormuz #Iran

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Whoa

#Europe has “maybe 6 weeks or so (of) jet fuel left,” the head of the International #Energy Agency said Thursday in an AP interview, warning of flight cancellations “soon” if #oil supplies remain blocked by the #IranWar.

IEA Exec Dir Fatih Birol painted a sobering picture of the global repercussions of “the largest #EnergyCrisis we have ever faced,” stemming from the pinch-off of oil, #gas & other vital supplies through the #StraitOfHormuz.

#TrumpsWar #Trump
https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-europe-jet-fuel-flight-cancellations-birol-6e67fafd493861b3858de5548aa77703

Don’t believe the hype

#Trump and #Iran say the #StraitOfHormuz is now fully open, but #US naval #blockade will stay

#war #IranWar #piracy
https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-04-17-2026

Video shows ships turning away from the #StraitOfHormuz as confusion persists over whether sea lane is really open

#FactCheck #TrumpLies #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #Israel #war #ForeverWars #Trump #Netanyahu #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/17/iran-trump-strait-hormuz-oil-tanker-traffic.html

#Iran has re-imposed restrictions on #StraitOfHormuz, accusing the #US of violating deal to reopen it

Iran has reversed course on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, warning that it would continue to block transit through the narrow waterway as long as the US #blockade of Iranian ports remained in effect.

#IranWar #TrumpsWar #Trump #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #oil #EnergyCrisis
https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-04-18-2026#0000019d-9fb7-d837-a3dd-bfff73c30000

Blockade on, blockade off.

#StraitOfHormuz #IranWar

#Trump says #US delegation is heading to #Pakistan for more #Iran talks despite accusing Tehran of violating the #ceasefire agreement in #StraitOfHormuz

#IranWar #TrumpsWar #MafiaState #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-04-19-2026

“And, just like that, President Donald J. Trump’s triumphant boasting that the Strait of Hormuz had been permanently reopened has unraveled in less than 24 hours. …

Once again, Trump’s announcement of the opening of the strait seemed timed to give the markets a bounce before the weekend."

~ Heather Cox Richardson

#Trump #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #markets #StockMarket #MarketManipulation #InsiderTrading #media
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https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-18-2026

“The Strait is still closed. We will open it by the order of our leader, not by the tweets of some idiot.” -Iranian military officer.

Do we think Trump and the USA are still respected around the World? Hmmm?

#IranWar #StraitOfHormuz #USPol #USPolitics #Trump #GeoPolitics

#Trump said the #US forcibly seized an #Iran flagged cargo ship near the #StraitOfHormuz that tried to pass the naval #blockade

Trump posted on social media that the ship was warned by a US #Navy guided missile destroyer in the Gulf of Oman to stop.

“Our Navy ship stopped them right in their tracks by blowing a hole in the engine room,” Trump wrote.

He said US #Marines had custody of the cargo ship, named #Touska, & were “seeing what’s on board!”

#IranWar #MafiaState #piracy #WarCrimes #law

#Trump contradicted his #Energy Secy Chris Wright, who warned it may be next year before #gas #prices come down to pre-Iran war levels.

“No, I think he’s wrong on that. Totally wrong,” Trump said to The Hill.

Wright said in an interview on CNN Sunday that the #US might not see gas prices fall below $3/gallon until 2027, even with the potential opening of the #StraitOfHormuz.

Trump claimed the prices will fall “as soon as this ends,” referring to the #war with #Iran.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/20/world/live-news/iran-war-us-trump-israel?post-id=cmo77jojl00003b6r48dglff7

#Iran Forces Claim to Seize 2 Ships After #Trump Extends “Truce”

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they had attacked & seized 2 cargo ships near the #StraitOfHormuz, state media reported. Both sides were seeking to exert control in the waterway even as Trump renewed a #ceasefire.

#IranWar #US #MafiaState #piracy #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/22/world/iran-war-trump-ceasefire-talks?smid=nytcore-ios-share

#US & #Iran Agree “In Principle” to Reopen #StraitOfHormuz, US Official Says

The official said Iran had also agreed to dispose of highly enriched #uranium, but stressed that a deal had not yet been signed. US & Iranian officials have described the terms differently.

#TrumpsWar #IranWar #Trump #WarCrimes #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/24/world/iran-war-trump?smid=nytcore-ios-share

#UAE responding to missile threats as #Iran & #US issue conflicting #StraitOfHormuz reports

Iran rejects US claim that vessels have crossed through #Hormuz

The #IRGC said NO commercial vessel or tanker had crossed the Strait of Hormuz in the past few hours.

The IRGC called claims by US officials "baseless & complete lies."

Earlier Monday, US #CENTCOM said 2 US flagged merchant vessels had crossed thru the strait.

#IranWar #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #economy
https://www.reuters.com/world/iran-war-live-tehran-issues-warning-after-trump-offers-us-help-ships-hormuz-2026-05-04/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

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

A Japanese oil tanker has crossed the Strait of #Hormuz after paying transit fees to Iran in Chinese yuan, according to official Iranian media.

Insurrectionist Trump has made sure that China is the world leader.

China holds $700 billion of U.S. debt and uses the interest from it to help fund its military. China Refines 99% of samarium-cobalt needed to produce US' Tomahawk missiles & Patriot interceptors. Refines 99.9% of neodymium-iron, needed to produce US' JASSM-ER stealth cruise missiles. China owns the Pedophile Rapist Insurrectionist Felon of the United States.

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260428-1st-japanese-crude-tanker-crosses-hormuz-since-start-of-mideast-conflict/

https://www.worldoil.com/news/2026/4/28/oil-tanker-completes-rare-hormuz-transit-as-gulf-shipping-remains-constrained/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-03/french-owned-container-ship-exits-hormuz-in-first-since-iran-war

#news #usa #middleeast #StraitOfHormuz

"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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https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-doesnt-have-the-cards

#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 orders #US #military to 'shoot & kill' Iranian small boats choking #StraitOfHormuz

In a social media post Thursday morning, Trump said the military is intensifying its mine clearing efforts in the critical waterway. The move intensified the US - #Iran standoff in the Persian Gulf & raised questions about efforts to end the #war.

#IranWar #TrumpsWar #MafiaState #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-04-23-2026