Posted on 04/30/2026 10:38:37 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
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Trump has instructed aides to prepare for an extended blockade of Iran following a Monday Situation Room meeting, rejecting both a resumption of bombing and acceptance of Iran's current proposal
The blockade is aimed at forcing Tehran to dismantle its entire nuclear programme, with Trump demanding at minimum a 20-year suspension of enrichment
Iran's three-step proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz while deferring nuclear talks was rejected as evidence of bad faith
The Strait of Hormuz is seeing its lowest transit levels since the conflict began, driving up energy costs and weighing on Trump's poll numbers ahead of midterm elections
Some US officials believe the conflict will end with neither a nuclear deal nor resumed war, an assessment first reported by Axios
Iran is consulting Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on a modified proposal, but regional mediators are sceptical it will produce a breakthrough
Secretary of State Rubio highlighted Iran's internal divisions as a complicating factor, noting negotiators must clear multiple layers of approval within Tehran
Brookings Institution Iran expert Suzanne Maloney warned Iran may calculate it can outlast US resolve, particularly given Washington's concern about a wider energy crisis and potential global recession
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Two weeks
I remember someone holding up a sign that said “15 days to slow the spread.”
Hmmmm who was that? I forget.
Nothing is as it seemed at one time, I guess.
As much as I’d like to finish these devils off I think at some point Trump will need to declare victory and leave. Hopefully the regime is weakened enough that the Iranian people will be able to finish them off.
“I remember someone holding up a sign that said “15 days to slow the spread.”
Hmmmm who was that? I forget.”
Hmmmmm. It was the Federal medical establishment. Had Trump overruled them, he would have gained ownership of every covid case thereafter. You can’t figure that out?
And he did not specify any time period for the extended blockade.
Oh wait! I remember now. It was several years and the supply chains are still effed up.
I don’t know if I can believe anything from this story. First, it has Trump calling for the dismantling of Iran’s nuclear program. Is there anything left to it, after all the bombing? Second, it assumes Mojtaba Khamenei is alive.
Tomorrow the War Powers Resolution kicks in.
I don’t expect Congress to block Trump’s actions regarding Iran.
But you never know.
This is exhausting. And not working. The bombing campaign needs to resume. But heh its great for my oil stock portfolio.
The 60 days reset during the cease fire.
True, negotiation tactic, or a leaked lie?
President Trump will be kneecapped by Congress if the war in Iran does not end soon. That "ending soon" looks unlikely.
The Iranians in the IRGC simply need to hold out long enough for the Democrats (and the Republicans) in Congress to end the war for them. Maybe they can do that.
FWIW, I support the war in Iran and believe we should utterly destroy the IRGC.
“The Strait of Hormuz is seeing its lowest transit levels since the conflict began, driving up energy costs and weighing on Trump’s poll numbers ahead of midterm elections”
Duplicate the 1973 Oil Embargo (except twice the size) but this time it is Trump doing it instead of the Arabs.
Trump is going to be as popular as OPEC was in 1973.
Brilliant !
So, why does a blockade of Iran have to involve other ships carrying commerce from and to other countries passing through the Strait? Why does the blockade of something like 2% of world oil supply that can easily be made up for by any of several producers cause oil prices to soar if those other shipments can transit the Straits?
Somebody is making a hell of a lot of money in oil trading with the benefit of this ham fisted blockade by Trump. I wonder who it might be?
> The 60 days reset during the cease fire. <
That would be an interesting argument for Trump to make. And to avoid taking any responsibility, Congress might just buy it.
But it certainly goes against the spirit of the Resolution.
“Hopefully the regime is weakened enough that the Iranian people will be able to finish them off.”
And Israel can keep on pounding.
60 days to slow the spread ( of yellowcake)
A blockade is probably the best option at this point.
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