Posted on 04/17/2026 7:07:13 AM PDT by V_TWIN
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Friday that the Strait of Hormuz is open through Iran's "coordinated route."
President Donald Trump appeared to respond on Truth Social, writing, "IRAN HAS JUST ANNOUNCED THAT THE STRAIT OF IRAN IS FULLY OPEN AND READY FOR FULL PASSAGE. THANK YOU!"
"THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ IS COMPLETELY OPEN AND READY FOR BUSINESS AND FULL PASSAGE, BUT THE NAVAL BLOCKADE WILL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS IT PERTAINS TO IRAN, ONLY, UNTIL SUCH TIME AS OUR TRANSACTION WITH IRAN IS 100% COMPLETE. THIS PROCESS SHOULD GO VERY QUICKLY IN THAT MOST OF THE POINTS ARE ALREADY NEGOTIATED," he added.
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Good, so gasoline prices drop seventy-five cents by this afternoon! /S
So, iran approves the U.S. plan?
Yes! The Iranian regime does nothing but lie, lie, lie.
I guess.....like they had a choice. Lol!
Okay, so let me get this straight... the Strait is now “open” - the same Strait that Iran couldn’t close, except by threats of what so far have been non-existent mines...
Glad to see the blockade is still on, however.
Great. And they’ll close them again tomorrow. And then reopen them again the next day. And them close them the next day. We need to bomb every IRGC location we can find while we negotiate. We need to find and confiscate every IRGC bank account while we negotiate. We need to continue to kill IRGC leaders and soldiers while we negotiate. We need to cut off all IRGC cash flow while we negotiate. Stop this nonsense where we live and die by what Iran says.
IIRC, the ‘ko(n)ran’ tells them lying is good.๐ค
#1. Check that route for mines.
#2. Laugh at them. A lot.
Dang it, I filled up the diesel truck last night... :)
Are they charging fees?
From a few minutes ago...
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Iran, with the help of the U.S.A., has removed, or is removing, all sea mines! Thank you! President DJT
313 ReTruths 1.32k Likes 4/17/26, 10:20 AM
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/116420484827577347
You should purchase and run a service station the way they do in your imagination for a year. Report back.
Thanks, China.
> Good, so gasoline prices drop seventy-five cents by this afternoon! /S<
In notice the /s, but what is forgotten is yesterdayโs price per gallon was still $1 cheaper than 2022 under Biden.
EV
The Black Knight calls it a draw.
Word is out that Trump is going to hand Iran billions of our money in exchange for the uranium.
Thats how this is going to go down.
Below is the excerpt from the axios story:
“$20 billion in frozen Iranian funds in return for Iran giving up its stockpile of enriched uranium”. Not our money.
Unfreezing assets is NOT our money.
Unfreeze the assets when the Mullahs are out of power.
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