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Posted on 04/18/2026 7:31:25 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
A regional intelligence official told Fox News that the Strait of Hormuz is "under full IRGC control and effectively closed at this moment."
"Multiple vessels have been forced to turn around since this morning as they attempted to pass through the Strait," the official said.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) "opened fire on at least one vessel as part of the closure policy they declared last night," the official added.
This comes after Iran’s joint military command said on Saturday that “control of the Strait of Hormuz has returned to its previous state" and is "under strict management and control of the armed forces.”
The command warned that it would continue to block transit through the strait as long as the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports remained in effect.
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US CENTCOM touts 'visible presence' in Strait of Hormuz amid Iranian closure
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While making an unrelated announcement in the Oval Office on Saturday morning, Trump acknowledged that Iran now again wants to close the strait but insisted negotiations are still going well.
"They got a little cute," Trump said. "We're talking to them. They wanted to close up the strait again, you know, as they've been doing for years, and they can't blackmail us."
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Perhaps a sign that no one is really in charge of Iran?
“Has returned.”
All it took was their statement making it so.
Such commanding authtority!
“Pete Hegseth, please pick up the white courtesy phone…”
Kill this guy, kill the IRGC leaders and start over. Message being, keep flapping your gums and find yourself talking to the 72 Virgins.
I don’t think the Lucy and the Football routine is going to sit well with Trump. It just spits in the face of deal making.
Time to finish this. No more meetings, no more discussions.
If they fire on any vessel, the ceasefire should end immediately.
TAQUILLA (sp) forever
we will be out of there in two weeks. It will be beautiful. They are decimated.
Deal making? Trump announces after speaking to them directly, we have a deal. Now they say we don’t. OK, we don’t. I hope we spent the quiet time on locating all the HQs of the remaining bad guys and wipe them out. Just like Israel did, ID their location, launch a massive coordinated attack, take them all out at the same time.
I love the smell of Moolahs burning in the morning, it smells like victory.
Given that 1/3 of US citizens would do anything to scuttle negotiations with Iran, is it really a surprise there will always be suicidal nutbags over there that want forever war with us?
Apocalypse NOW !
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Coming soon but not Now.
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Thank You Jesus.
So, back to war again?
I’m getting dizzy. I thought it was too good to be true.
I'm ready to lay waste to Kharg Island and all Iranian shipping ports. A blockade by the US is not good enough any more.
Iran and China won't like it, and neither will the democrats.
Wondering if Arab, not Persian, dead enders and loose cannons, are doing their own thing....
Could bad actors be paying folks to re-establish the fear and chaos so as to not lose their control over the straight?
“Time to finish this. No more meetings, no more discussions.”
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I thought we had already given them our Best and Final Offer but it appears that we’re still negotiating with them. Sending mixed signals and engaging in endless talks is not going to resolve this problem.
I said this before and I’ll say it again — WE DON’T KNOW WHO REALLY IS IN CHARGE IN IRAN. So many leaders from religious to military have been killed that Iran is effectively divided into various factions, each with their own agenda and weapons.
These civilian negotiators the USA is dealing with ARE NOT the real ultimate decision makers. It is WHOEVER HOLDS THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPONS that’s the ultimate power, and that’s .... THE IRGC and whoever commands it.
Ghalibaf speaks only when the IRGC allows him to and he better watch his back as well.
I said this before and I’ll say it again — WE DON’T KNOW WHO REALLY IS IN CHARGE IN IRAN. So many leaders from religious to military have been killed that Iran is effectively divided into various factions, each with their own agenda and weapons.
These civilian negotiators the USA is dealing with ARE NOT the real ultimate decision makers. It is WHOEVER HOLDS THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPONS that’s the ultimate power, and that’s .... THE IRGC and whoever commands it.
Ghalibaf speaks only when the IRGC allows him to and he better watch his back as well.
And gas at the pump had just dropped to $2.87 in Joplin...
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