Iran wants things their way
Bombing them isn’t changing anything
Israel want’s keep bombing Iran and Lebanon
Trumps polling numbers keep dropping
What to do?
I hear he know has a solution?
Blockade the Strait of Hormuz?
Lock EVERYBODY OUT ….
This ought do wonders for the worlds Oil/Gas prices
Maybe he can call it the Strait of Trump?
Anybody think Iran is just gonna let this go?
What about the rest of the world?
The ‘Art of the Deal’….
Donald Trump’s way of raising the stakes…
Stay tuned ….
After marathon overnight talks between the United States and Iran failed to clinch a deal on U.S. terms, President Donald Trump on Sunday announced the imposition of a naval blockade on Iran — a move that could derail a tenuous two-week ceasefire reached just five days ago.
“The United States Navy, the Finest in the World, will begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz,” Trump posted Sunday on Truth Social, his social media site. The president also said he had instructed the Navy to interdict all ships that have paid a toll to Iran for traversing the strait, calling Tehran’s expanded control of the waterway “EXTORTION….
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“We just could not get to a situation where the Iranians were willing to accept our terms. I think that we were quite flexible,” Vance told reporters around 6:30 a.m. local time. He did not respond to shouted questions about whether fighting would resume in what had become an increasingly unpopular and economically damaging war for Trump and the world.
Iranian officials indicated Sunday that they, too, remain open to diplomacy, and their top negotiator, parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, suggested that Washington must make the next move. “America has understood our logic and principles, and now it’s time for it to decide whether it can earn our trust or not,” Ghalibaf posted on X.…
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The key issues in contention during the talks in Pakistan were control of the Strait of Hormuz, the future of Iran’s nuclear program and Tehran’s demand that the U.S. unfreeze billions of dollars in Iranian assets, according to a Pakistani official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to detail sensitive closed-door discussions. Iran has effectively shut the strait, a narrow passageway that is vital to global energy supplies….
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The near-closure of the waterway has wreaked havoc on global energy markets. And since the ceasefire was declared, Iran has refused to relinquish control of the strait, in part citing Israel’s continuing military attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted that Lebanon was not a party to the ceasefire, a point disputed by Iran and Pakistan.
Over the course of the war, Iran seized control of the critical waterway — mining parts, requiring tankers to request permission from Tehran to pass and collecting tolls. Tehran is now demanding to make that setup permanent….
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Iran is also demanding that the U.S. unfreeze billions of dollars in Iranian assets so the money can be paid as reparations. Another proposal under discussion was to have the toll money Iran collects from the Strait of Hormuz serve as reparations for the damage caused by the U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign.
Iranian leaders have said the payment of war-related damages would be a key element of a deal, providing some disincentive for the U.S. to attack again. The demand was included in Tehran’s 10-point plan to end the war that state-run media released last week.
Some Israelis, including government officials, have objected to the ceasefire, saying more needs to be done to permanently address the threats to Israel and the region posed by Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon….
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