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Posted on 04/12/2026 6:39:18 AM PDT by V_TWIN
President Donald Trump announced a U.S. blockade on the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday.
Trump made the announcement in a post on his Truth Social account, blaming the failure to reach a deal with Iran during talks in Pakistan this weekend.
"So, there you have it, the meeting went well, most points were agreed to, but the only point that really mattered, NUCLEAR, was not. Effective immediately, 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 wrote.
"At some point, we will reach an 'ALL BEING ALLOWED TO GO IN, ALL BEING ALLOWED TO GO OUT' basis, but Iran has not allowed that to happen by merely saying, 'There may be a mine out there somewhere,' that nobody knows about but them. THIS IS WORLD EXTORTION, and Leaders of Countries, especially the United States of America, will never be extorted," Trump continued.
"I have also instructed our Navy to seek and interdict every vessel in International Waters that has paid a toll to Iran. No one who pays an illegal toll will have safe passage on the high seas. We will also begin destroying the mines the Iranians laid in the Straits. "The Blockade will begin shortly. Other Countries will be involved with this Blockade. Iran will not be allowed to profit off this Illegal Act of EXTORTION. They want money and, more importantly, they want Nuclear. Additionally and, at an appropriate moment, we are fully 'LOCKED AND LOADED,' and our Military will finish up the little that is left of Iran!" he added.
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Directly blocking iranian ports and terminals is a smarter move than blocking european and asian ships.
We’re at war with Iran, but not with Europe or China yet.
Keep panicking noob.
Now you believe me? We should have killed the entire Muslim entourage at the meeting when they made their demand.
“his projects are coming to a screeching halt if he loses the midterms.”
The Congress isn’t doing anything except squandering money.
It prevents Iran from allowing select customers (China) to continue to receive oil. It cuts off Iran from their revenue stream, and it incentivizes our "allies" to do their part for the oil they need. Since the US is not dependent of oil from this region, we can do this all week, and Sunday, too.
Miami Fable is part of the Free Republic axis of fear.
“How long will China quietly sit on the side lines when its #1 source of oil - Iran - gets locked out by a USA Naval embargo?”
China is freaking out. They just watched the USA bag Maduro from Venezuela minutes after meeting the ChiComs, he is chocking out the Cubans, and has now watched the US dismember Iran’s military in a few weeks. You may not be aware of this, but in the past year, we’ve significantly diversified our supply chain in China cannot effectively boycott us anymore.
EXACTLY......astonishing how short sighted people are on this forum.....not to mention this particular tread. SMH
Iran is currently charging a toll, and it directly impacts oil from Saudi Arabia and other Arab Gulf states.
Most of the oil goes to China, Japan, India, an South Korea so I can see them helping in return for their ships getting through.
[2025]
“Ukrainian attacks, as well as cases of suspected arson, have led to fires at key oil refineries and other facilities in Russia throughout the year. So far, more than 90 attacks have been confirmed, either by authorities or local sources. The majority are due to Ukrainian drone and missile strikes”
https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-drone-strikes-oil-refinery/33539528.html
Yep.....those countries are shitting their collective pants right now.
Do you check every night under your bed for a Jew? The Jews aren’t the reason Trump attacked Iran.
Iran has been allowing countries who buy their cut rate oil from them , mainly China , to operate without restrictions while shutting down the gulf to the rest of the world.
Trump is shutting down the flow of oil to the Chinese who have been propping Iran up and providing Iran with military hardware. One of the less publicized stories of the war is how many top level Chinese weapons people were killed in Iran while setting up new weapons systems.
Now China's oil supplies are going to be cut off which will put pressure on the Chinese to stop supporting the Islamic Republic while at the same time demonstrating to China that the US can shut down their economy and war machine if China attacks Taiwan or any of it's neighbors.
The Iran operation has been a huge boost to American oil production as oil buyers shift their supply lines to more secure American oil supplies instead of the Middle East.
The Arab oil states position in Gaza with Iran proxy Hamas is going to be a lot more flexible after this war and I suspect that there could be a breakthrough in the status of the Gaza after the war in Iran is over.
The big winners in the Middle East are going to be the Saudis who have a close relationship with the Trump Administration and the biggest loser after Iran is going to be Qatar.
There will be an improvement of the relations between Israel and it's Arab neighbors and a probable agreement to extend the Saudi Red Sea oil pipeline through Israel to the Mediterranean sea
The rebuilding of Iran will start soon after the war. The rebuilding will be funded by a US controlled oil trust formed to make sure the Iran's oil revenues are used to rebuild as well as the assets of Iranian expats.
The United States will take the lead in the rebuilding activities and the American companies will received the bulk of the contracts which will give a huge boost to the American economy short term along with a strategic edge for American companies in Iran for decades going forward.
China may not see much business from Iran going forward and their source of cheap, way below market priced oil which has been propping up their predatory export economy will be at an end which is really just too bad for them.
The Trump Administration has been hitting China from every direction with full spectrum economic warfare and it is winning big time to starve the Chinese military buildup and trouble making world wide.
Thanks to Trump, even the EU is becoming emboldened to take steps to reduce their reliance on China and rebuild their depleted industrial bases.
This war has been about a lot more than just Iran's nuclear program and it will solidify the Trump Administration's broad based initiatives to restore America's economic and military strength.
DoucheRino cheered for Hamas on Oct 7th.
Lots of mental thickness swimming in that comment. Seemingly.
He’s still mad about Trump’s bone spures.
“Actually we should destroy one port. Let them sit with that for a while. Then pick another one. And then another one. After a while they will get the message.”
The problem is that they don’t care. When Trump announced the power plant and bridges day, the mullahs called for the people to surround the targets with civilians. That’s what we are dealing with. If we want the Iranian regime to end, we will have to go in and kill every last swinging dick of them radicals and medically fix and lock up their burka wearing women, maybe use them as slave labor to rebuild Iran. Anything less and they will just continue their plan to destroy the world.
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