because those who can, don't.
Meanwhile everyone suffers.

It always stops everyone.

Wah, wah, wah! I want! I want! Something! Where is my trophy!

I have to admit they are brilliant.
Evil but brilliant.

Definitely competent and unified, though. At least outwardly unified.

I think they wait a couple of days and see if TACOs are on the menu, then take action.

At the very least announce that more mines are in place, whether that is true or not.

And beaten him at his own game.

I call that courage and brilliance.

The UK has been a huge disappointment to me.

And most of the world.

All have bowed down to pure evil.

Well.. some European countries did refuse to
let Trump use their air space.

This will get people killed.

Now, it's just his sycophants that surround him.

if it had a white flag attached to it.

The ease with which the breakdown of talks is accepted warrants scrutiny in my mind. Let me be clear: This is an opportunity for more world turmoil and more .............. .......... ............ TACO Trades!!

Plan? Nah, too definitive. Concept of a vague idea, better.

All along. But, first the Turd Reich had to go through a pantomime of negotiations. Which is why the throwaway Vance was sent.

Blockade the strait from whom exactly and why? I guess Trump’s thinky meat wants a toll too. All a blockade will accomplish is making the whole world hate the US more and it won’t shorten the war by a day.

And Republicans STILL refuse to throw him overboard. How many murders does it take for a Republican to face reality?

I’m giving up on seeing any action in any direction. It’s all a downward spiral like anyone is afraid or unwilling to move.

Make sure your kids are registered.

I’m sure all of the countries in the region and world will just LOVE that.

Is the US Navy going to threaten to fire on or ram commercial vessels? Where’s the fine line distinguishing this from piracy?

The US Navy is a very good navy. But, it’s not the only navy in the world.

These commercial ships are controlled by risk insurance. If a threat exist the insurance counties will deny coverage.

Military ships can challenge a blockade but commercial shipping will not.

How about a $20 jump..........

not sure if anyone else does

Trump.

But another motive could be to block China from shipping weapons to Iran. I read yesterday that China was, or soon will be, doing that.

If it weren't for the dangers and world instability of this situation, it would be laughable that tsf accuses someone else of extortion.

Are there enough US Navy ships in the region to completely block off both ends of the strait so that no other ships could get past without ramming them? What happens if a Chinese ship refuses to stop? Will tsf order the Navy to fire at it, setting off war with China? Will other nations band together with China to force a showdown?

International ships playing chicken in a narrow strait of water.

If the Navy removes mines and tsf opens the strait, will he decide which nations can use it? Will he -- without a shred of irony-- charge fees to pass through the straight? His excuse would be to recover the costs of getting the strait open.

Sheeesh! This guy wants credit for everything.

Of course Trump is just trying to get a little action on that toll booth money. The late Tony Soprano would be proud.

A Trump variation on “You’re not breaking up with me, I’m breaking up with you!”

to stop the degenerate in the WH before he starts WWIII?

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump

Iran promised to open the Strait of Hormuz, and they knowingly failed to do so. This caused anxiety, dislocation, and pain to many people and Countries throughout the World. They say they put mines in the water, even though all of their Navy, and most of their “mine droppers,” have been completely blown up. They may have done so, but what ship owner would want to take the chance? There is great dishonor and permanent harm to the reputation of Iran, and what’s left of their “Leaders,” but we are beyond all of that. As they promised, they better begin the process of getting this INTERNATIONAL WATERWAY OPEN AND FAST! Every Law in the book is being violated by them. I have been fully debriefed by Vice President JD Vance, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner, on the meeting that took place in Islamabad through the kind and very competent leadership of Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, of Pakistan. They are very extraordinary men, and continuously thank me for saving 30 to 50 million lives in what would have been a horrendous War with India. I always appreciate hearing that — The amount of Humanity spoken of is incomprehensible.

The meeting with Iran began early in the morning, and lasted throughout the night — Close to 20 hours. I could go into great detail, and talk about much that has been gotten but, there is only one thing that matters — IRAN IS UNWILLING TO GIVE UP ITS NUCLEAR AMBITIONS! In many ways, the points that were agreed to are better than us continuing our Military Operations to conclusion, but all of those points don’t matter compared to allowing Nuclear Power to be in the hands of such volatile, difficult, unpredictable people. My three Representatives, as all of this time went by, became, not surprisingly, very friendly and respectful of Iran’s Representatives, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, Abbas Araghchi, and Ali Bagheri, but that doesn’t matter because they were very unyielding as to the single most important issue and, as I have always said, right from the beginning, and many years ago, IRAN WILL NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON!

So, there you have it, the meeting went well, most points were agreed to, but the only point that really mattered, NUCLEAR, was not. Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the Finest in the World, will begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz. At some point, we will reach an “ALL BEING ALLOWED TO GO IN, ALL BEING ALLOWED TO GO OUT” basis, but Iran has not allowed that to happen by merely saying, “There may be a mine out there somewhere,” that nobody knows about but them. THIS IS WORLD EXTORTION, and Leaders of Countries, especially the United States of America, will never be extorted. I have also instructed our Navy to seek and interdict every vessel in International Waters that has paid a toll to Iran. No one who pays an illegal toll will have safe passage on the high seas. We will also begin destroying the mines the Iranians laid in the Straits. Any Iranian who fires at us, or at peaceful vessels, will be BLOWN TO HELL! Iran knows, better than anyone, how to END this situation which has already devastated their Country. Their Navy is gone, their Air Force is gone, their Anti Aircraft and Radar are useless, Khomeini, and most of their “Leaders,” are dead, all because of their Nuclear ambition. The Blockade will begin shortly. Other Countries will be involved with this Blockade. Iran will not be allowed to profit off this Illegal Act of EXTORTION. They want money and, more importantly, they want Nuclear. Additionally and, at an appropriate moment, we are fully “LOCKED AND LOADED,” and our Military will finish up the little that is left of Iran! President DONALD J. TRUMP

Apr 12, 2026, 7:53 AM

Oh, hell no!

Trump has proved again and again that we will attack them without reason.

Just as soon as markets open.

Some Iranian crude has been transiting the strait lately, despite the sanctions. I wondered if that was some gesture of good will as some sort of talks were going on. Who the hell knows? Now the US is going to block even 3rd party shipments who made a side deal with Tehran. If Trump thinks that will hurt the rest of the world more than the US, he's in for a rather rude lesson on global trade inter-connectivity. There are no trade islands anymore. No one is truly insulated.

TACOs again and some people get more fabulously wealthy.

Art of the Deal

Why is everybody acting like this is some kind of strange move? "Strange" is invading Karge Island and thinking it'll be a bargaining chip. "Strange" is thinking you can drop enough bombs on bridges that would break a blockade.

"Strange" is NOT saying, "if you're stopping everybody else from using it, we'll stop you from using it." That actually makes sense. Will it be bad for oil markets? Sure, Iranian oil will be blockaded along with Iran's blockade of ships to and from Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Oman. Will a blockade of Iran-friendly vessels make the rest of the world mad? They didn't seem mad enough to do anything about Iran's blockade of Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Oman, so I'm not sure why this, in particular, would put them over the edge.

Most of the oil goes to them, right?

Or are you under the impression that China wants a conflict with the US Navy years before they're prepared for it, even within range of land based weapons, much less nowhere near Chinese waters?

China's current strategy of doing nothing (or even relatively profiting off the situation) is obviously non-tenable if their oil isn't getting through.

Just float their Naval assets right by the US ships. Announce to the world that they're going to protect shipping. Global Kabuki theater.

But, Iran was an imminent threat to Trump's plans for his resort in Gaza.

it is not. I suspect Iran can last longer than the US. As soon as Demento Donnie's war stock trading goes south, he will taco.

The Strait is closed to all but a handful of ships, and now Trump wants to block that handful.

This action will cause the price of oil to increase even more.

Iran won't be able to get their ships out, so why the fuck to Trump lift the sanctions on Iranian oil on the high seas in the first place.

Link to tweet

Iran can't blockade the strait if he blockades it first.

naval ships will be sitting ducks waiting to be attacked? Is that a possibility?

this is one more step in obtaining that goal.

Just like destroying our economy with tariffs and "tax cuts" , destroying the CDC, FDA, EPA, FEMA. Next social security medicare and medicaid.

The goal is NOT to win this war.

Yep, he is still sitting in the Oval Office.

So... keep on complaining and hope that does something?

It gets so confusing.

The stupid overgrown bully thinks he can bully the whole world.

Now it's Trump (not the US) blockading the strait of Hormuz.
Now it's Trump (not the US) that tried to extort Iran for cash as a pre-condition for a ceasefire.
Now it's Trump (not the US) adding more economic uncertainty to the problems he already created with his tariff bullshit

on his crazy bullshit fake twitter.

because our oil companies benefit too.

The press told you where this is going. $200 a barrel. Then there is opportunity - TACO Trade! Short oil at $200 and watch is drop to $125.

YMMV, Your Numbers may be different, plug in your own!

Brilliant diaper Don.