I hate how the war stories are timed around markets. This one was released at 9:00a
10028
Peripatetictyl2 days ago
+3454
I opened my fidelity app, saw 1%+ premarket, and the started looking for the news story that was driving it… it’s clockwork at this point.
3454
galaxy_horse2 days ago
+2596
It’s cool that our global financial system is just a fuckin carnival game that the oligarchs are rigging
2596
Bzr212 days ago
+691
and it's very helpful for said oligarchs to have one of their own in the White House - price of oil way down - markets way up - national avg. price at the pump still over 4 bucks a gallon - funny how that all works eh ?
691
callisstaa2 days ago
+538
Honestly it’s like they learned how easy it was to manipulate crypto and just scaled it up. Innocent people dying and the world suffering a massive crisis is just cracked eggs to these f****** scum.
I get they are above rules and regulations and can do literally anything they want but I’ll never understand that given all of the potential in the world they chose to just do *this*.
Actual ghouls.
538
Pitiful-North-27812 days ago
+254
Power attracts the corruptible. No one who craves power for its own sake is a good person. That’s why they do this.
254
bmorris00422 days ago
+191
Always been the catch-22 of leadership. Those best suited for it often don’t desire it. And those worst suited to it want it the most.
191
Daxx221 day ago
+86
And once in, those worst elements setup a self-perpetuating machine that even if a "good person" gets in they are either quickly worn down via obstruction and ejected, or corrupted/blackmailed to comply.
86
Little-Use-20271 day ago
+32
Time for us to step tf up. runforsomething.org if we can crowdsource Healthcare we can fund grassroots polticial campaigns.
32
ToastedandTripping2 days ago
+65
They've been doing this with stocks long before crypto, they've just stopped caring about hiding it.
65
bigbjarne1 day ago
+45
Exactly. Trump is just bringing this stuff out in the open. The rest of the world knew about the issues of capitalism and American imperialism.
45
Lundetangen1 day ago
+21
There has never been a president of a major country actively using social media to disrupt global markets for his own personal gain before. This is extremely unprecedented and its completely absurd to watch what is taking place and that nobody in the US seems to react.
Yes you have some pointless "no kings" protests, but its completely appalling. Cant imagine a single other western nation having a president/prime minister acting even 1% of how Trump is behaving.
You can pick a completely random day of this presidential term and I can guarantee you there is a truth social post or press conference that would be enough to impeach any other president in US history.
21
suhdude5391 day ago
+23
What I can’t understand is the insatiable desire for *more*. At a certain point, you’ve got enough money to buy multiples of every single thing in the world, a nice vacation home in every corner of the planet, and enough to sustain that for generations after you. At that point, it’s just hoarding and exploitation for the sole purpose of “number go up”
23
hajenso1 day ago
+13
I think for some of them it’s not just the number in itself, it really is still about what the number allows them to get. Only what they are trying to get is no longer winnings in the primary game most of us are playing (for shelter, food, education, healthcare, etc for ourselves and our loved ones) but rather a meta-game about who gets to make the rules for the primary game.
13
Important-Agent25841 day ago
+19
It's always been easy to manipulate markets if you have the wealth. The difference is that it's basically legal now, and being done openly, with the WH leading the way.
19
himalcarion2 days ago
+22
Well, oil futures may be down, but the actual price refineries pay was still ~ $130 a barrel 2 days ago, and I think I read that asain refineries tend to pay a $10 a barrel premium higher than that
22
NDSU2 days ago
+24
It sucks that our 401(k), pensions, and other retirement savings are tied up in it
Long-term, this will significantly depress US market growth as investors lose trust in the market
24
supercali452 days ago
+10
Degen gamblers loving it
10
Barrack642 days ago
+6
Not to mention our lives
6
SorenShieldbreaker1 day ago
+10
Pretty crazy seeing my portfolio have daily swings exceeding my monthly income lol
10
Sacred-Lambkin2 days ago
+86
It really just demonstrates how bad the stock market is at reflecting the actual economy.
86
ZachMN1 day ago
+66
It’s a colective measure of rich people’s emotions, nothing more.
66
Metacognitor1 day ago
+12
Hahaha this is the most accurate description I've ever seen tbh
12
TheCheshireCody1 day ago
+7
And a form of gambling that is socially acceptable, and oddly considered praiseworthy. The skillset is identical to that of sports betting.
7
somersetyellow2 days ago
+167
Annndddd they reversed as soon as they cashed in lol
167
EmsAreOverworkedLul2 days ago
+40
They reversed this again? Could you send a source for that? Can't find mention of that.
Thanks :)
40
somersetyellow2 days ago
+50
Trump and Iran said the straight was open
Trump then followed up minutes later saying we're still going to blackade Iranian ships
https://apnews.com/article/us-iran-war-lebanon-israel-talks-pakistan-hormuz-17-april-2026-4bd5a29af608ecbd72356559b3c55d67
Was going off AP News alerts so I thought it was still a full blockade, but seems it's just Iran. But I mean... At the rate they've been going wouldn't be surprised if it spirals as fast as it came together again.
50
SausageClatter2 days ago
+17
Guessing it's just a prediction. But the market will go down again in the next week or few when he invades Cuba. Rinse and repeat.
17
Aggressive_Noise64262 days ago
+12
Don’t worry it’s Friday so something will happen in a few hours.
12
doglywolf1 day ago
+5
yet my retirement portfolio is still down 7% YTD but i bet the brokerage firm has made billions off of this.
5
cjsv76572 days ago
+3
We might be the same person
3
BreezyBuffalo2 days ago
+243
Have you not seen the last 6 weeks? Buy puts on Friday when the market moons. Weekend war occurs and market tanks Monday. Buy calls on Monday when markets tank and then profit on taco Tuesday
243
HippoRun232 days ago
+72
I’d actually love to see an account that played this strategy.
72
portal232 days ago
+85
Just look at an account from Trumps circle
85
Acceptable-Bus-20172 days ago
+32
The problem is polymarkets accounts are anonymous. These mystery "lucky guesses" are making people rich af.
32
callisstaa2 days ago
+13
As someone who knows nothing about market manipulation or trading at all; if it’s so predictable why isn’t everyone making bank?
13
LostWoodsInTheField2 days ago
+20
It isn't predictable it only appears so in the short run. You can't know day to day what's going to actually happen. the person said "lucky guesses" because there are people committing insider trading who are part of the Trump administration (including his own family likely). So they know a few hours ahead what's going to happen and make the trades. It's completely illegal, but there is no way to currently stop it with this administration.
And the other big thing is that making 2x the amount of money you put in isn't a big deal when it's $50, but it's huge when it's $100 million.
20
metabrewing1 day ago
+9
Also, they all know Trump will blanket pardon them if they're convicted — which they won't be because his administration is in on the fun. The Supreme Court already ruled Presidential Immunity for anything he does in his capacity as President.
9
Acceptable-Bus-20172 days ago
+33
Because we aren't in the "Epic Fury" signal group chats.
33
Deeliciousness2 days ago
+5
I still can't believe people are willing to bet on something that is predetermined and known.
5
Mean_Joe_Greene2 days ago
+11
The stock market is a house of cards atm. When the music stops it won’t be pretty. Fraud doesn’t last forever
11
Chaotic-Catastrophe2 days ago
+25
Because you have to have significant capital to invest in the first place. If I doubled my investment by following this strategy, my $500 would turn into $1000, and that’s not exactly ‘making bank’.
25
Xmanticoreddit1 day ago
+11
Also because the house can bet against every bet. If the majority of players lose, the house always wins.
11
Aazadan2 days ago
+5
Because volatility is unpredictable. Even when something follows one of those patterns, as more people buy into it because it’s not seen as risk anymore, the potential for profit goes down. Then the opposite will happen on some random week.
You’re probably able to leverage the strategy for a few weeks, but each week compounds the risk unless you have inside information. Trumps first term had a similar thing happen, to the point that entirely new measurements of volatility had to be built. And a few insiders profited massively on that, while approximately 97% of individuals who attempted lost most of what they had.
5
KimJongFunk2 days ago
+352
Yup. Another pump and dump.
ETA: Just announced that the DOW surged 700 points this morning lmao
352
Conflatulations122 days ago
+139
Trump and Dump?
139
wolfgang7842 days ago
+41
I could support that catching on for the specific instances where its definitely his fault.
41
A_Happy_Human2 days ago
+13
Pump and Trump.
13
DomitiusAhenobarbus_2 days ago
+43
The market is already back above what it was before the war
43
KimJongFunk2 days ago
+83
That’s the pump. The dump part comes when they sell shortly before Trump announces another attack.
83
DomitiusAhenobarbus_2 days ago
+20
And I will buy that dip again
20
bottom2 days ago
+24
And trumps ‘deadlines’ are always in prime time ET - when it’s like 4am in Iran.
So dumb.
He’s about ratings.
And there at an all time low.
24
CBattles62 days ago
+79
If the last year hasn't proven beyond any doubt that the stock market is just vibes, I don't know what to tell you.
79
RecycledAccountName2 days ago
+32
And even that doesn’t totally explain it, because the vibes are terrible.
32
Julian_Thorne2 days ago
+21
vibes + lies
21
Medarco1 day ago
+5
Well, our vibes as normal ass working people aren't good.
But the vibes of the insider circle milking the world economy with the blood of innocents? Their vibes are immaculate.
5
brighterside02 days ago
+17
trump called it the Strait of Iran in his truth social post....
17
essdii-2 days ago
+14
It’s purposeful. It is 100% for the people that have the power to trade in those hours to make a lot of money. It’s not us, that’s for sure
14
SirLoinsALot032 days ago
+3173
So the same thing one war, many deaths and $30 billion ago?
3173
dancingfordates2 days ago
+844
But with a toll
844
AvidStressEnjoyer2 days ago
+220
And a new Jesus
220
PhoenoFox2 days ago
+103
Surely you mean doctor, right?
103
msc12 days ago
+69
Dr. Jesus
69
Windturnscold2 days ago
+26
Has the continued toll been confirmed? I haven’t read that anywhere
26
workShrimp2 days ago
+38
Sure, but have you heard anything about the Epstein files lately?
38
marshalist2 days ago
+228
Yeah but now you have Iran in the drivers seat. If the US or Israel start trying to exploit the cease fire for position Iran can shut it all down again.
228
wishihadapotbelly2 days ago
+105
Also, sanctions on Iranian oil have been lifted and aren’t back on, right?
105
Andrewmundy2 days ago
+51
Oh yeah and Russian oil too
51
pocket_eggs2 days ago
+63
Sanctions were paused on Russian oil, and after a month the pause was not extended, so now it's sanctioned again.
[edit]...and the sanctions are waived again, for another month, despite what Bessent said.
63
Andrewmundy2 days ago
+15
Gotcha thanks
15
shifty10322312 days ago
+72
A complete unnecessary war where the end results are the same as before except we're weaker, exposed, dead civilians, and longer pain to recovery of oil infrastructure/processing/shipping.
Of course Bibi and Trump will screw this up very soon
72
zeaor2 days ago
+39
Except now 3,375 - 7,650 innocent Iranians and 2,196 innocent Lebanese are dead.
So this was a lot like our 9/11 for them.
39
Sanguineyote1 day ago
+21
Speaking on a per capita basis this was A LOT worse. And this isnt even the only time the US or Israel has done this to them.
21
mrwynd2 days ago
+7
Republicans will be able to spin this in multiple ways. For example why did Trump's administration spend so much more money? Well they had to fight a war of course!
7
down_vote_magnet_2 days ago
+2062
U.S. considers $20 billion cash-for-uranium deal with Iran.
2062
WineNerdAndProud2 days ago
+856
Iran should consider this, $20 billion buys a lot of uranium.
856
Franky_Tops2 days ago
+97
Apparently so
97
kartoffeln447522 days ago
+46
Do you think the US will sell it to them if they ask nice
46
LSTNYER2 days ago
+601
"Art of the Deal". F****** pathetic
601
LeeShakerMoneyMaker1 day ago
+140
- Trump starts a war with Iran for Israel.
- Trump kill's 86 year old ruler who was dying anyways and put 56 year old son who's way more radical in charge.
- American troops start dying and all the bases in the Middle East are getting blown up for a war that no one wants. Trump then praises Allah and someone makes a ton of money on insider trading.
- Iran gets a hold of the strait. Realizes they CAN control it *and* make a shit to of money doing it too. They shut down the world's economy while Trump begs the other countries he bullied for the past few years for help.
- Gas shoots up in price making everything more expensive. Trump pretends it hasn't.
- Trump threatens Iran with nuclear war on Easter Sunday. Get's called the Anti-Christ.
- Trump's war splinters MAGA and pours more fuel onto the fire of a raging Civil War that has been brewing ever since the Epstein Files cover up.
- Trump Loses war, surrenders to Iran and uses Iran's 10 points of negotiations as a template.
- Trump sends JD in to negotiate a peace deal and embarasses the Couch F***** on a national stage when he fails. No one shows up to his TP Event killing his Presidental hopes.
- Trump threatens to start a new war in Cuba.
- Trump becomes Jesus in a shitposted meme. To save-faced, Trump was told to tell people that the pictured was "Doctored". He get's confused and thinks they meant "Doctor".
- Trump starts a new war against the Pope and the Catholic Church. Pete Hegseth quotes Pulp Fiction thinking it was a passage from the Bible.
140
oatseatinggoats1 day ago
+65
Don’t forget the part where *there was already a deal in place to kee Iran from making a nuclear weapon* by the Obama administration that Trump tore up in the first administration.
65
Haunting_Ant_50611 day ago
+23
Absolutely nobody remembers that far back. Not even Pepperidge Farms.
23
plesioth1 day ago
+17
Look, man, it's been a rough decade. Pepperidge Farms can only remember so much.
17
onefst250r2 days ago
+44
Shart of the Steal
44
True_Window_93892 days ago
+103
Soooo…Obama’s deal from a decade ago that Trump thought was horrible and ripped up?
103
Krillin1132 days ago
+134
Yeah but instead of 1.8 billion it’s 20
134
Ditnoka2 days ago
+26
Art of the steal
26
Orpa__2 days ago
+10
Inflation, eh
10
havok01592 days ago
+16
Call it Obama's deal and the idiot will instantly rip it (back) up. Call it "the deal Obama hated and doesn't want" and the rapist pedo will lick it up.
16
E27Ave2 days ago
+209
So strengthening the regime?
Lmao. What a f****** moron Trump is.
209
Ditnoka2 days ago
+185
Haven't maga cried for over a decade about Obama releasing IRANIAN funds to them? Now we're giving them 20x what he released to them?
185
kia752 days ago
+51
Remember when Obama played Golf during holidays at military bases and Conservatives went crazy about it, and then when Trump began to randomly play golfs at his own properties, they were fine with it?
Whatever Democrats do will be criticized, even if Republicans do it, whatever Republicans do will be celebrated, even if they criticized Democrats for doing it a short while ago!
51
Ditnoka2 days ago
+13
I'm still reeling from his satanic decision to put Dijon mustard on a hotdog.
13
Fearless_Swim40801 day ago
+7
Everyone goes to the Tan Suit, but everyone forgets the real scandal: the mom jeans.
7
E27Ave2 days ago
+69
Yes but this time it is done by a white dude. Then it’s okay.
69
_hephaestus2 days ago
+13
He used the “terrible deal” as justification in his Wednesday primetime-interrupting speeches.
13
Gastroid2 days ago
+32
At least the good news is that the moderates in the regime haven't been replaced by a new generation of hardliners. And that the guns the US smuggled to militias in the country didn't instantly go missing.
32
SexcaliburHorsepower2 days ago
+11
The Cold War Classic. Kill innocent people to attempt regime change. Arm "friendly" randos. Destabilize more. Fund enemy. Repeat.
11
jovial_rebel2 days ago
+45
I hate how true this is.
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/17/iran-us-deal-20-billion-frozen-funds-uranium
45
boobookittyfuwk2 days ago
+150
20b of seized iranian money. Let's not play the same game the others played when everyone said Obama flew over pallets of cash. Thats disingenuous.
150
Arickettsf162 days ago
+116
It’s just more hypocrisy. That is almost 12 times the amount the Obama admin gave them of their own money
116
Not_My_Emperor2 days ago
+45
Over decades. So we're giving back decades of frozen assets for some uranium
45
MrONegative2 days ago
+21
No, we get to play the same game. There is no one on the right wing who will put their neck out for that reality.
21
Lucky-Earther2 days ago
+18
> Let's not play the same game
We are all playing the same game, let's play by the same rules they want.
18
Sweaty_Rub43222 days ago
+1137
Just wait for Donnie to drop his latest ramblings.
1137
ScrewAttackThis2 days ago
+210
> THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ IS COMPLETELY OPEN AND READY FOR BUSINESS AND FULL PASSAGE, BUT THE NAVAL BLOCKADE WILL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS IT PERTAINS TO IRAN, ONLY, UNTIL SUCH TIME AS OUR TRANSACTION WITH IRAN IS 100% COMPLETE. THIS PROCESS SHOULD GO VERY QUICKLY IN THAT MOST OF THE POINTS ARE ALREADY NEGOTIATED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER! PRESIDENT DONALD J.TRUMP
It's completely open but also the blockade is in full force.
210
snoogins3552 days ago
+66
It's like Phantom Menace but somehow even worse plot. I'd take Jar Jar at Secretary of Defense at this point
66
mt-tekka2 days ago
+15
That a clumsy gungan makes a better choice is a great shame.
15
Forgettheredrabbit1 day ago
+6
Darth Jar Jar makes more sense than whatever the f*** is happening now.
6
foulrot2 days ago
+19
To coherent and no tangents.
19
ggroverggiraffe2 days ago
+16
No really, he posted that.
16
bosox2841 day ago
+5
Doesn't mean he actually wrote it
5
veryveryredundant2 days ago
+334
Another war stopped! Where's his Fisher-Price Peace Prize?
334
dgk_czar2 days ago
+32
Just wondering how many interactions of peace he will accumulate in this specific conflict. 12 day war, started by Isreal and US = 1 peace. Current war with Iran started by the US and Isreal has already accumulated at least 2 peace claims US vs Iran and Isreal vs Lebanon. Maybe even Israel vs Iran for another. If bombing starts again there’s potentially another three more claims at peace up for grabs. Guys has found the glitch for Nobel peace prize stats.
32
victhebutcher20202 days ago
+22
I hope it's more Jesus AI
22
Vondi2 days ago
+6
He's gonna order the fleet to the Vatican
6
Sharp-Calligrapher702 days ago
+232
Ships better get moving before the market closes and Israel breaks the ceasefire.
232
Southern-March15221 day ago
+19
Checked marine traffic and yeah lots of ships now heading towards it. Interestingly lots more container ships than oil tankers?
19
Sharp-Calligrapher701 day ago
+7
I saw that too. A lot of the tankers were bound for China and got out before the US blockade.
7
boom9292 days ago
+586
Open the strait, wait for the president to say more stupid f****** garbage, then retaliate so the US looks like the f****** morons we've apparently leaned fully into becoming. Wonderful. So great now.
586
worstusername_sofar2 days ago
+161
Nope. Israel will let the Trump Crime Family know when they will blow up more Lebanese children so that they can manipulate the stock market
161
Rudhelm2 days ago
+48
LOOK like f****** morons?
48
augenwiehimmel2 days ago
+322
I'm pretty excited to see how they're gonna screw that up.
322
Final-Language73782 days ago
+291
They know that Israel doesn’t want a ceasefire, which is why they added these conditions specifically. It’s Israel’s deal to f*** up.
291
maringue2 days ago
+143
And they will, otherwise Netanyahu's trial starts....
143
Dxxx22 days ago
+38
Out of all the conspiracies about this war, Israel dragging us into the war is the only sound and obvious one.
38
SuperChapa992 days ago
+31
That's taking agency away from Trump's incredible fuckup. Sure it might've been Netanyahu's idea, but Trump ultimately gave the green light when he could've otherwise forced Israel into backing down.
31
Vennomite1 day ago
+8
We don't know what kind of pictures and videos mossad has. Maybe it's the same one's putin has.
8
Inner-Medicine56962 days ago
+15
yeah - which would deliberately pit Trump against Israel. It's a solid move, all things considered.
15
WackHeisenBauer2 days ago
+50
By they you mean the US ?
50
vandon2 days ago
+13
The US or the orange shitstain's puppet masters in Israel or Russia.
13
CatsAreMajorAssholes2 days ago
+6
And one of the first ships to test the waters is....
*checks marinetraffic.com*
...a Cruise Ship loaded with people.
6
Kradget2 days ago
+15
You mean by walking into the obvious trap of using the US Navy to impede traffic (edit) after Iran stops doing it?
This feels like one of those notes where there's an insult on each side followed by an instruction to turn it over, and there's a high chance our president is gonna turn it over at least twice.
15
drainfrog_922 days ago
+125
“Completely open” until the next missile flies, then insurance rates go to Mars again. Honestly, best thing regular people can do is watch shipping/energy prices, not the politicians’ victory laps.
125
FordMaverickFan2 days ago
+26
The insurance rates aren't dropping and the market leaders aren't going anywhere near the strait.
We're seeing national ships taking the risk most likely at the threat of their government.
26
Megaphonestory2 days ago
+431
With a potential cost of 20 Billion cash. Obama had peace for 1.5 Billion, and Trump said hold my diapers I can do better.
431
Corporate-Scum2 days ago
+182
MAGA can’t handle the reality of a black president who outclassed and outperformed Trump. Their delusions of racial superiority have caused this mess, and we all get to pay for it. Criminal debt.
182
Conflatulations122 days ago
+39
In before some dipshit comes by and claims Trump had no racist thoughts or desire to be president before the Correspondent's Dinner
39
jovial_rebel2 days ago
+10
They'll spin this to seem like they felt Obama's deal was unfair to Iranians and they have done the right thing by increasing it.
10
ExtremeOccident2 days ago
+342
Watch Trump keep it closed because who cares about anything else but his ego.
342
boot2skull2 days ago
+126
Trump realized he can extort countries for passage.
126
Cohens4thClient2 days ago
+79
Thats what the tariffs always were. Threats to collect personal bribes, by ruining * economies for billions of people.
79
Slackjawed_Horror2 days ago
+45
Actually, that one is legitimately more than that. Like, obviously he's trying to get kickbacks, but he's been talking about tariffs for decades.
He genuinely doesn't understand how they work. He actually thinks the US is getting exploited without them, like they're getting something for free to be able to sell shit in the US without paying for the privilege or something.
45
shadovvvvalker2 days ago
+11
The great again in MAGA stands for "lets go back to the 1850's"
His economic theory comes from robber baron era capitalism because he doesnt like nuance. Its econ for rapists.
11
FillMySoupDumpling2 days ago
+12
Meanwhile the rest of us learned about them at 12
12
rbrgr831 day ago
+5
And the constitution. The state required us to pass a test about it.
5
Daxx221 day ago
+5
To be frank, the fact that a large portion of "the rest of us" didn't learn any of this ever is part of the problem.
5
MelangeBot2 days ago
+3
No need, just pretend like you are going to to manipulate the markets. All you need for that is a broker and a social media account. It's a million times less work then actually stopping ships and making them pay up and it make you more money and faster.
3
archiekane2 days ago
+6
It's in the title: "during Israel-Lebanon ceasefire"
This ceasefire was for two weeks, right? So next week it's back to war again.
6
quiplaam2 days ago
+18
The US blockage was only ever a blockage of ships originating from or travelling to Iran. It never applied to third party countries.
18
RogerDogerBoop2 days ago
+34
Anakin/Padme meme: that means gas prices will come down again, right?
34
KopOut2 days ago
+53
So this is like the third pop in American markets on this now by my count, right?
53
Wise-Promise-41581 day ago
+15
> President Donald Trump thanked Tehran for opening the strait, but said the U.S. blockade of Iran’s ports remains in effect.
> Iranian media affiliated with the Revolutionary Guard described a limited reopening of the strait. It will close if the U.S. blockade continues, according to Tasnim News.
This won’t last
15
Slackjawed_Horror2 days ago
+109
Countdown to Israel violating the terms and blaming Lebanon.
109
jx3ga2 days ago
+14
After market close.
14
Frankenclyde2 days ago
+36
Watch the Orange lunatic f*** this up
36
Phoen1cian2 days ago
+18
You mean watch Netanyahu f*** this up
18
organik_productions2 days ago
+18
What's the difference
18
femanonette2 days ago
+6
The former answers to the latter, so one then the other.
6
cmfarsight2 days ago
+20
why is every one cutting of ", on the coordinated route as already announced by Ports and Maritime Organisation of the Islamic Rep. of Iran." from the tweet?
20
darksoft1252 days ago
+39
Who's ready for Trump to do something stupid after market hours to get the strait closed again, so that the market dips on Monday?
39
HabANahDa2 days ago
+8
So us suffering at the gas pumps was all for nothing. Gotcha.
8
Bishopjones21122 days ago
+36
So let’s see how long Israel can go before throwing more bombs
36
queuedUp2 days ago
+13
If they go more than 24 hours I'll be shocked
13
Inerthal1 day ago
+6
So Iran has declared it fully open whilst the US is blockading it, is that it ?
Is the play making the US the solo force impeding traffic through the strait to make them look bad (even worse, somehow) ?
6
ToolTimeT1 day ago
+7
so basically its open like it was before the no new wars president started a war?
what progress.
7
Markus_zockt2 days ago
+18
It remains open due to the ceasefire currently being negotiated between Israel and Lebanon.
So this is not down to Donald, and incidentally, it is exactly what Iran said during the negotiations: that the strait will be opened once there is a ceasefire IN ALL countries.
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userhwon1 day ago
+12
Iran: We closed the strait.
US: Open it!
Iran: F*** off.
US: Okay, we'll stop bombing for 2 weeks. Can we talk?
Iran: Okay.
Trump: I opened the strait!
Iran: It's not open.
Trump: I'm closing the strait!
Iran: We never opened it.
Israel: We're done bombing Lebanon.
Iran: The strait is open.
...
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NekoCatSidhe2 days ago
+20
At least some good news. Let’s hope that the US doesn’t do something stupid to make the Iranians change their minds, like for example continuing to blockade Iranian ports despite the Strait being open, or killing Iranian diplomats and political leaders in a surprise attack (again).
EDIT: And of course Trump just announced that he would keep the blockade going, even though that now endangers the ceasefire. What the hell is wrong with that guy ?
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BUSYMONEY_022 days ago
+12
lol ok so u know what’s going to happen…. Trump is going to say the USA is blocking the Strait now and charging tolls…. “ for security “ just wait it’s incoming in 5…4…3..2….
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Pedantichrist1 day ago
+10
"We are happy to allow traffic through our waters, so long as you just hold off on murdering children" seems a reasonable ask, honestly.
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reechwuzhere2 days ago
+5
I guess we’ll have to wait for the next Lego video to know what really happened. I hate this timeline.
5
Very_Human_420692 days ago
+4
So the strait is open but we are billions poorer with I’ve lost track of how many dead and sanctions lifted on Russian oil. So exactly where we were before the start but vastly f****** worse. Incompetent and corrupt don’t even begin to cover it
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letsseeitmore2 days ago
+5
So back to where we were except billions of dollars wasted and countless lives lost.
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rafikiknowsdeway12 days ago
+5
when they say "open" do they mean back to how it was, or is everyone still paying the 2 million fee?
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payle_knite1 day ago
+5
But the United States blockade remains in effect?
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Beeht1 day ago
+5
I give it 2 days. Trump is a moron and Netanyahu is insane.
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odishy2 days ago
+13
The markets are delusional.... The damage is already done, Asian countries have already moved to hoarding and rationing. The tankers have already rerouted away from the middle east.
Even if this was true and the strait opened and we all hugged it out... The supply shock already happened, you're seeing the demand shock starting.
There is no TACO trade because there is nothing Trump can do... Not even a criticism, the cards are already dealt it is what it is.
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diadmer2 days ago
+8
Brilliant move from Iran -- they tie free movement to US/Israel behavior and make it clear that it's the US/Israel's fault if things don't work out. For Trump this is an opportunity for some juicy insider trading, and for American citizens the actual prices at the pump won't go down anytime soon because "maybe this won't stick" but then if things do get more or less resolved to some sort of pre-war status quo, mysteriously the gas prices will only dip just a little bit and we'll all accept that. Oil companies will be richer, Tehran will be getting their toll-booth on the Strait of Hormuz, Trump will claim victory, and regular people everywhere will foot the bill for his mind-bogglingly stupid circus/grift.
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Voderama2 days ago
+5
Sure, this is what happened when markets opened on Friday. Just wait til markets close on Friday
5
Saw_Boss2 days ago
+3
Is the US opening it?
I'm so lost on all this, that I now expect the US to start shooting at commercial traffic.
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Unique-Coffee50871 day ago
+5
The Red Queen's Race.
"Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that!"
Sometimes you must expend lives and billions of dollars to open a strait that was open to begin with.
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Due-Schedule-47011 day ago
+7
Who needs "casual Friday" when you can have "market manipulation" Friday?
Every Friday.
Apparently for the rest of time.
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Jaded-Assist-25251 day ago
+5
They are the only nation that gives a c*** about Lebanon. Wow. Waiting for Israel to break the deal in 3…2…1…
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Pitiful-MobileGamer2 days ago
+10
Just saw 20 minutes ago that the US is not going to undo their blockade. So now the United States is holding the world's oil supply hostage.
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QueefInMyKisser2 days ago
+3
US blockade was only for ships coming from Iran wasn’t it? (Don’t rely on Trump’s tweets for what’s happening.)
It’s hard to keep up so I might be wrong!
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rbrgr831 day ago
+3
CPAC told you who they were, they had it proudly scrolling arcoss a screen.
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notanyimbecile2 days ago
+3
Trump sets the fire and then brags when it's put out.
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Albert_Borland2 days ago
+3
Watch this moron start talking about a Peace Prize again soon
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sucobe2 days ago
+2
It’ll be closed at 4:01.
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DeadDrDoom2 days ago
+3
wtf is even the point of this war
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rbrgr831 day ago
+3
Oh thank goodness. Now we can finally get back to the Epstein investigation :)
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zeh_shah1 day ago
+3
Its all in project 2025. The consolidation of wealth was a major goal for this administration. They are still trying to tank the dollar but this way they maximize how much they can consolidate on the way to the bottom
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Llorion1 day ago
+3
All I know is, humans suck...especially those running countries.
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EasyDriver_RM1 day ago
+4
Schrödinger's Strait. It's open and it's closed at the same time. Taversing in a loaded tanker will reveal the state of the straight. Good luck!
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drhunny1 day ago
+3
Markets about to close. I give it about an hour before Trump bombs Cuba.
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endmaga20281 day ago
+3
Great. Now it’s back to the way it was before the US attack.
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GrimleyGraves1 day ago
+4
During Lebanon-israel cease fire? So five minuets, tops.
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RobutNotRobot1 day ago
+6
Aaaaannnnnnnnnnddddddddd now it's closed again.
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IReallyLikeAvocadoes1 day ago
+5
The war to reopen the Strait that was already open prior to the war has been won!
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