https://freerepublic.com/tag/larryscwheikart/ en-us Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:22:05 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4374917/posts IN POLITICAL NEWS 1) Unable to come to a settlement with the nutjobs running Iran,https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/ President Trump imposed a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz. Remember, this hurts us ZERO, but really hurts the Euros and the ChiCom. Check out this report of a massive fleet of empty oil tankers heading for the U.S. to pick up oil. https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/2042747418073034790 Right before shutting it down entirely, Trump ordered the U.S. Navy to clear mines in the Strait. https://blackmon.substack.com/p/hormuz-update-us-navy-clearing-mines It seems the Iranians actually forgot where they put the mines. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/10/us/politics/iran-mines-strait.html What's good for the goose . . . anyone remember when... Wild World of Politics https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4374917/posts#comment Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:22:05 GMT