@wildgrass saidIt’s like a swinging door check in chess.
Is any one tired of govt incompetence yet?
BREAKING: Iran says the strait is closed.
BREAKING: Trump says the strait is open.
BREAKING: Hegseth says the strait is open.
BREAKING: Bloomberg says 3 ships crossed.
BREAKING: Iran says those 3 ships are Iranian.
BREAKING: Maersk says it needs clarity.
BREAKING: The strait is a philosophical concept at this point.
BREAK ...[text shortened]... the armed forces.
BREAKING: Hegseth says the strait is open.
The strait remains closed, day 41.
The clue to the apparent chaos is that the world stock markets are responding momentarily to Trump‘s posts on social media and his insider trading buddies are apprised in advance to buy or sell shares. A few moguls are getting insanely rich on this merry-go-round.
@shavixmir saidBREAKING: The war is back to being about nukes.
trump has just said he’s closing the straight.
God damn. Hahahaha.
Just like JD saying that Iran failed to agree to their demands is why the negotiations failed?
Really JD, didn’t you equally fail to agree to Iran’s demands?
Seriously? Who the fvck does the US think they’re suckering?
Oh. Americans. Aha… I see.
BREAKING: Vance says no deal.
BREAKING: The nukes don't exist.
BREAKING: Trump vows to block already-blocked strait.
BREAKING: Trump says other countries will be involved.
BREAKING: Other countries deny involvement.
BREAKING: Gas prices at stations near White House are up to $4.80 a gallon.
BREAKING: Trump sets deadline to block strait but no update after deadline passes.
@shavixmir saidSo Trump wants less oil to be exported through the strait to punish Iran? But punishing Iran will make oil prices rise even more. So the only way he can punish Iran with a blockade is to punish the whole world economy?
trump has just said he’s closing the straight.
God damn. Hahahaha.
Just like JD saying that Iran failed to agree to their demands is why the negotiations failed?
Really JD, didn’t you equally fail to agree to Iran’s demands?
Seriously? Who the fvck does the US think they’re suckering?
Oh. Americans. Aha… I see.
Counting on Iran to cry uncle before the whole world does seems stupid. And when Trump said "we" will win who does he mean by we? Sure the hell not me. Paying $5 per gallon for gas is not winning for me or anybody else who drives to work.
Just who TF does he mean by we? All of his rich buddies invested in oil commodities? Somebody should ask him. And ask him if he really thinks Iran will blow up the world if they get nukes. Does he think Iran is like Marvin the Martian?
https://www.wbworldabudhabi.com/en/characters/marvin-the-martian
This is great comedy material. Why aren't more comedians making fun of Trump?
@moonbus saidRight. A good tactician would easily have seen it coming, and there probably were lots of intelligence warnings, but this administration fired all the competent generals and put a game show host in charge of running the US military.
It’s like a swinging door check in chess.
The clue to the apparent chaos is that the world stock markets are responding momentarily to Trump‘s posts on social media and his insider trading buddies are apprised in advance to buy or sell shares. A few moguls are getting insanely rich on this merry-go-round.
Even a layman who follows the goings on in the middle east would have known this is an inevitability.
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@Metal-Brain said“We” is the majesterial we. You know, like Queen Victoria, we are not amused.
So Trump wants less oil to be exported through the strait to punish Iran? But punishing Iran will make oil prices rise even more. So the only way he can punish Iran with a blockade is to punish the whole world economy?
Counting on Iran to cry uncle before the whole world does seems stupid. And when Trump said "we" will win who does he mean by we? Sure the hell not me. ...[text shortened]... /marvin-the-martian
This is great comedy material. Why aren't more comedians making fun of Trump?
@wildgrass saidIt is so bloody obvious what is going on here:
Right. A good tactician would easily have seen it coming, and there probably were lots of intelligence warnings, but this administration fired all the competent generals and put a game show host in charge of running the US military.
Even a layman who follows the goings on in the middle east would have known this is an inevitability.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgk8zk9epgo
It’s a con. Nothing he ever does is anything but a con.
@moonbus saidFreaking billions of fraudulent transactions every day, orchestrated by our own government in broad daylight.
It is so bloody obvious what is going on here:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgk8zk9epgo
It’s a con. Nothing he ever does is anything but a con.
An entire global economy held hostage by a petulant child pretending to run the US military.
... and yet the biggest headlines in every conservative outlet right now is about Eric Swalwell.
Hunter Biden's laptop is still in the news over there.
@wildgrass saidThe level of corruption in Trump’s administration surpasses anything ever seen. Literally tens if not hundreds of billions of dollars are being transferred to a few people behind the scenes, and the SEC has been deliberately hobbled to control it.
Freaking billions of fraudulent transactions every day, orchestrated by our own government in broad daylight.
An entire global economy held hostage by a petulant child pretending to run the US military.
... and yet the biggest headlines in every conservative outlet right now is about Eric Swalwell.
Hunter Biden's laptop is still in the news over there.
@Sleepyguy saidThat was hilarious when trump was like, maybe me and Iran can manage the strait together and profit share, and Iran said nah.
The Strait of America!!
@moonbus saidI have no idea what you are talking about. All I know is that Trump was mad because the strait was not open so now he is closing it really good. And the madness in Germany saying that the strait is only a blockade of Iran's passage after tolls and nothing else is stupid. Iran is not going to let oil tankers through without paying them a toll, so that is a total blockade in practice.
“We” is the majesterial we. You know, like Queen Victoria, we are not amused.
So Trump is intent on hurting Iran, but he has to hurt the whole world economy to do it. And he has to hurt people at the pump which will hurt his approval numbers. And that might lead to his impeachment. Pretty stupid, but what do we expect from a crazy bastard like him?
Desperate people do crazy things. He wants to hurt Iran so badly he is willing to hurt himself. So I have to wonder if someone like Rubio is giving him advice that will hurt Trump and not so much Rubio. If that is the case Trump should fire Rubio before it is too late.
@Metal-Brain saidClose the strait, open the strait, close the strait, toll road the strait, blockade the strait, unblockade the strait, currently it's open AND blockaded at the same time.
I have no idea what you are talking about. All I know is that Trump was mad because the strait was not open so now he is closing it really good. And the madness in Germany saying that the strait is only a blockade of Iran's passage after tolls and nothing else is stupid. Iran is not going to let oil tankers through without paying them a toll, so that is a total blockade i ...[text shortened]... hurt Trump and not so much Rubio. If that is the case Trump should fire Rubio before it is too late.
I'm guessing when the dust settles Iran gets some control of it, charging tolls for passage with exceptions if you know a guy who knows a guy who plays golf at Mar-A-Lago.
@wildgrass saidIran's Majlis (Parliament) speaker says Trump is lying again.
Close the strait, open the strait, close the strait, toll road the strait, blockade the strait, unblockade the strait, currently it's open AND blockaded at the same time.
I'm guessing when the dust settles Iran gets some control of it, charging tolls for passage with exceptions if you know a guy who knows a guy who plays golf at Mar-A-Lago.
These news reports are based on Trump's words and his words are worth nothing. He has been lying about this war all along.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/04/17/767064/Iran-Trump-Hormuz-Qalibaf-talks-blockade
So I ask you....do you believe Trump?