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Posted on 07/14/2026 3:40:18 AM PDT by dennisw
The US announced a new round of strikes on Iran on Monday, hours after President Donald Trump said that the United States is 'reinstating' a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz.
'We're taking out all of their capability for anything having to do with the strait, the Hormuz Strait,' Trump told CBS News Monday evening.
'And I think in the end we will end up just controlling the whole thing.'
Trump said the US is prepared to hit Iran 'very hard' on Monday and Tuesday, saying the country’s heavily fortified nuclear facility at Pickaxe Mountain was a target.
'Pickaxe is a possible target for a nice big fat shot right in the front door,' Trump said in an interview with Salem News Channel’s Hugh Hewitt.
'They have nothing going other than they have big mouths... I got to know them, and they're stone cold crazy people.'
Trump further defended the now four-month-long war when speaking to the press in the Oval Office, saying they 'knocked out' Iran's navy, air force, missile capabilities and drone manufacturing.
He said the new round of strikes were meant to keep Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
'We're going to hit them very hard tonight and we're going to hit them hard tomorrow and there's not a damn thing they can do about it,' Trump said Monday.
He added that had they not struck Iran, not only would Tehran have a nuclear weapon but Israel and the remainder of the Middle East 'would not be with us.'
The President said that Iran has dragged out negotiations 'for 47 years' but his administration isn't falling for their act any longer.
'The difference is nobody negotiated like I do. And this should have been done by Bush and Obama and Biden and people before them.'
Trump also said that allied nations should be paying for the United States' protection of the Strait of Hormuz.
'I want to be reimbursed because we're protecting a very rich portion of the world,' he said.
He also compared the conflict to the Vietnam war, claiming that the US military has done a lot of damage in a short time.
'We were in Vietnam for 19 years. We're here for four months, so I think we've done a lot,' he said.
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Saudi and the other Sunni oil producers gave Trump the high sign, told Trump to go get ‘em. Though Qatar plays both sides.
“Saudi and the other Sunni oil producers gave Trump the high sign, told Trump to go get ‘em.”
Okay Sunni oil producers, break out that checkbook. They don’t wanna get their hands dirty, then they’re paying the tab.
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In before the Pearl Clutching 🦪
“And this should have been done by Bush and Obama and Biden and people before them.”
Exactly. I still have the original newspaper from The Detroit News the next day, “Reagan Elected, Hostages Go Free.” Too bad Reagan had to wait until Inauguration to do anything. Sadly we had to live through worthless presidents, the good news is that bombs are bigger and more accurate than they were yesteryear. I will never forget or forgive those 444 days.
Hopefully we are now fighting the way war should be fought. How many cease fires did Germany and Japan get?
“ Though Qatar plays both sides.”
Trump needs to jerk a knot into them.
Cancel a few hundred visas to help them get their minds right.
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It's already been almost 50. Finish it and it won't be a problem. Need to get past the "can't harm a hair on a civilian's head" approach. We wasted almost three months past the first cease fire in early april.
I have more bad news. Saudi likes to play footsie with China and play them against us. Saudi/MBS is hedging against a future DemonCrat US president that abandons the ME and Israel/...... To let the China/Iran alliance call the shots there, including all ME oil quotas to control where and when ME crude will be sold to.
China can then say “Taiwan gets nothing”, unless we get xxx AI high tech from them.
Why doesn’t Trump just telegraph the route, flight altitude, penetration points, aircraft type and package to the Insanians so they will have time to plan countermeasures?
He runs his mouth way too much.
“And this should have been done by Bush and Obama and Biden and people before them.”
The cowardice of multiple administrations has led to many dead Americans and 911, in my humble opinion. After the USS Cole, it was obvious who was behind al Qaeda. I have waited a very long time for Karma to visit the Mullahs.
I wonder if Karma will visit the Democrats supporting the Mullahs this year?
Bert if you want to know how accurate that you tube report is go to Grok or chatGPT and say>>>>>
“From you tube. Look at transcript and tell if this is accurate reporting >>>>>>>
Iran Closed The Strait Of Hormuz Then U.S. Military UNLEASHED THIS ............
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In the case of both Germany and Japan you had the support of the public and the Congress. You had declarations of war.
None of that applies to this latest failed regime change effort from the neocons.
If I were the ChiComs I wouldn’t count on a Dem administration for a couple of cycles.
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That’s the point.
Iran did not close the straight. Iran merely blathered they closed the straight.
President Trump said it was open
Why do you believe Iran rather than President Trump?
At this point we should just take it and make it a possession like Peurto Rico - claim the entire area around the straits, including Iranian islands and about a 100 mile buffer into Iran proper. Bomb the hell out of them any time they cause an issue. But reduce the 20% Trump Tax down to a more reasonable 5-10%. That will still bring in a tremendous amount of funds.
We should force a defense tax upon the EU as well - to pay us back for all the money and blood we’ve spent defending them. Worked for eons - there was no reason for the US to be the only winner not to do that in the history of the world after WW2.
Nope. The magic words came from the IRGC/mullah spox who called for POTUS Trump to be assassinated. War powers votes? Don't make me laugh. Other than the Jihad Squad, no one wants to be seen voting that down now.
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