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News & Current Events Apr 17, 2026 at 3:19 PM

Iran declares Strait of Hormuz open to shipping; Trump says U.S. blockade still active

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Iran declares Strait of Hormuz open to shipping but Trump says U.S. blockade still active
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Iran declares Strait of Hormuz open to shipping but Trump says U.S. blockade still active
The Strait of Hormuz has remained almost completely closed as the U.S. and Iran have disputed the terms of their ceasefire agreement.
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Somhlth Apr 17, 2026 +1018
Sigh
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Foreign_Cable_9530 Apr 17, 2026 +327
On the bright side, if Iran is conceding the Strait, their primary source of leverage in negotiations, then it is a sign that the conflict is hopefully approaching a diplomatic resolution.
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Traditional_Drama_91 Apr 17, 2026 +343
Problem is, they’re not conceding the strait.  Ships still need to pass through the Iranian channel, check in with the IRGC navy, and ships linked to Israel may still be turned back. This whole exercise appears to be Iran learning how to manipulate trump. Flashily announce the same shit you’ve already agreed to and he goes on a tear announcing that he’s reigning in Israel in Lebanon. Edit: And they closed it again.  Fell for it again awards are down the hall, to the right 
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Foreign_Cable_9530 Apr 17, 2026 +46
You’re right, looks like it’s open but once you’re in they could totally hit you with the options of “pay $2 million, turn around, or explode” while following their “coordinated route.” But their leverage was pressuring the world economy so someone would come help them, or pressure the US off of them. Even if Israeli shipments are turned away, this marks a major concession of leverage at the negotiation table. But you’re right, things are still tense and Tehran has to agree to a deal, so maybe things wont end diplomatically as soon as I’d hoped.
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Joddodd Apr 17, 2026 +33
The leverage was not pressuring the economy so someone would come help them, it was to pressure the economy so the US and Israel would back off. Similar but different. And it is not a major concession of leverage, the leverage is still there. They may have removed the finger from the trigger, but the guns are still aimed at the strait. What they have done is shown that they are willing to de-escalate, and abide by the negotiations. In other words, they are showing themselves to be rational. Iran has also already shown that they are willing to close the strait, and that they actually can do it, it is not an empty threat. I would say they have more leverage now than before.
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Traditional_Drama_91 Apr 17, 2026 +29
I think it’s much less of a concession than it appears, with all these ships passing so close to Iran they can essentially shut it back down at the drop of a hat.   Iran is now in the position where they can garner some international sympathy by letting shipping through, under the terms that they had already agreed to for a limited amount of time, while the US is now doubling down on its blockade.
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Unlucky_Clover Apr 17, 2026 +9
I think you’re spot on
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Vehlin Apr 17, 2026 +7
They only get to play that card once tho. They’ve said that the straight is open as long as Israel stops attacking Lebanon. Which clearly puts the onus on others
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TheKeenMind Apr 17, 2026 +7
Yeah I mean Getting Israel to stop invading other countries is easier said than done
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Traditional_Drama_91 Apr 17, 2026 +2
They already appear to have close it again lol
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miseconor Apr 17, 2026 +3
Iran were ready for a cease fire until Israel continued to bomb Lebanon. Trump putting an end to that presumably got us back here. That’s what they were using the leverage for
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Justwaspassingby Apr 18, 2026 +1
We need an app or website with a sign showing when the Strait is open or closed again. I’m losing track at this point.
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Mr_Pricklepants Apr 17, 2026 -3
It's much easier to end a war if you started it first!
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Traditional_Drama_91 Apr 17, 2026 +7
And he’s desperate to end it.  $20 billion in exchange for Iranian enriched uranium is being floated and trump will call it a bigly win
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No-One2123 Apr 17, 2026 +7
Trump literally tore up his own trade deal with Canada. No diplomatic resolution is possible with Trump
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NeonGKayak Apr 17, 2026 +7
They’re probably calling US bluff. If they allow ships through then it’s the US that is the problem blocking everything 
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foghillgal Apr 17, 2026 +2
They\`re puttng the blame on the mess on the US, like it should be.
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[deleted] Apr 17, 2026 +3
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MobileArtist1371 Apr 17, 2026 +1
> As for Iran, if you’re going to regularly threaten to destroy another nation So don't be the boy who cried wolf when a clown is in office cause the clown might listen? Laughs in North Korean.
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ignatious__reilly Apr 17, 2026 -14
Iran will control the Strait forever. They stated that. And will charge a toll. This is a massive win for Iran And reports say US will unfreeze $20 Billion in assets to Iran
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Taxing Apr 17, 2026 -1
Iran is trying to survive, there is no winning, it’s about trying to manage how severe their losses are. If you think Iran is winning, you’re delusional.
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JesterMarcus Apr 17, 2026 +10
Surviving is winning to them. They just have to wait us out. The Taliban wasn't winning the Afghan war until they suddenly did.
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Taxing Apr 17, 2026 +2
Hopefully they don’t survive, they are a horribly repressive regime.
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JesterMarcus Apr 17, 2026 +3
Yes they are, but the steps necessary for us to cause them to collapse aren't being taken and are too costly anyway. They are going to survive this war, and have effectively embarrassed the US by doing so. We hit them with some of our best non-nuclear shots and they are still standing. That's them winning in their eyes. To say they are losing badly is like saying Vietnam lost against the US. Sure, we hit them harder than they hit us, we killed and injured more of them than they killed and injured of us, but we weren't willing to finish that war because it wasn't worth the cost. Same applies here.
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ignatious__reilly Apr 17, 2026 +3
If Iran takes controls the Strait and has full sovereignty over it from now until forever, and charge tolls, they came out on top. That’s a fact. And no twisting of words is going to change that.
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MobileArtist1371 Apr 17, 2026 +2
> Iran will control the Strait forever. They stated that. And will charge a toll. This is a massive win for Iran > If Iran takes controls the Strait and has full sovereignty over it from now until forever, and charge tolls, they came out on top. No need to twist your words. You already conceded with the leading "if" on your very next comment.
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fury420 Apr 17, 2026 +2
The normal shipping channels through the narrowest choke point of the strait are literally in Omani waters.
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Taxing Apr 17, 2026 +1
If my grandmother had wheels she’d be a bicycle. This is nonsense. Iran has been bent over and clobbered. If it survives then it should consider that a win. Any notion that somehow Iran is stronger now or will come out of this stranger than before is pure cope with a heavy side of delusion.
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Catch_022 Apr 17, 2026 +1
It's the threat of mines/drones/missiles that closed the strait. Iran can easily declare it closed again by threatening ships.
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trashpolice Apr 17, 2026 +1
Come on they are not conceding their main bargaining chip
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Aliensinmypants Apr 17, 2026 +1
This is exactly what happened last week though, and Israel immediately broke the ceasefire. If (when) they break the ceasefire again, Iran will likely close it again. Bibi needs this conflict to drag on to have any hope of avoiding trial, and the US seems to be completely beholden to Israel
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Odd_Equipment2867 Apr 17, 2026 +1
At this point it’s just a fart sound in the void.
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Pure_Growth4528 Apr 17, 2026 -4
If I was American I would be mad about Israel dragging you to a war, but since half of government is from there it won’t happen 
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wswordsmen Apr 17, 2026 +15
Israel didn't drag Trump anywhere they made the same pitch they made to the last 3 presidents and Trump was the only one dumb enough to believe them.
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No_Palpitation133 Apr 17, 2026 -10
Looks like they folded 😏
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Major_Ad138 Apr 17, 2026 +6
Trump is desperate to end it. Oh you meant Iran? LOL oh boy
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S1gorJabjong Apr 17, 2026 +360
Something smells fishy here. Someone's about to backstab someone.
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nosayso Apr 17, 2026 +82
It's just Friday, rallying the market a bit for the appearance of stability over the weekend before things fall apart again.
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big-papito Apr 17, 2026 +99
Yeah, I am not buying this. **Already** Iran is threatening to close the strait. The wildcard here is Bibi. He has all the reasons in the world to sabotage this.
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P0Rt1ng4Duty Apr 17, 2026 +38
You're not wrong, but trump will never *not* be a wildcard.
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sirhackenslash Apr 17, 2026 +19
After screaming at them to open the strait he'll close it back down just because he's mad Iran got credit for opening it back up.
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P0Rt1ng4Duty Apr 17, 2026 +5
I'm convinced his main goal of negotiations at this point is to stop them from posting any more Lego videos.
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NameIsNotBrad Apr 17, 2026 +2
I cut the brakes! Wildcard, bitches! Whoooo!
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Ultra_Metal Apr 17, 2026 +1
The Islamic Republic is also a wildcard.
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P0Rt1ng4Duty Apr 17, 2026 +1
Yes and poking a wildcard for no apparent reason is what got us here.
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jlatenight Apr 17, 2026 +2
"Wild card bitches yeehaw!!" -Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu
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Somaimonay Apr 17, 2026 +17
Not a backstab if you have a history of doing it. That is a playstyle at this point.
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Flower_Murderer Apr 17, 2026 +8
They're going for the Perfidious Beast achievement.
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moomshiki Apr 17, 2026 +3
> Strait of Hormuz is open to all commercial ships during the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. That's the 10 days ceasefire started from Thursday, 16 April, meaning it will end in April 26.
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Drongo17 Apr 17, 2026 +8
I refuse to believe that the fine upstanding countries of USA, Iran, or Israel would ever sink to that level.
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Dry_Ass_P-word Apr 17, 2026 +1
Right after markets close though.
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RightC Apr 17, 2026 +1
Gotta wait for markets to close
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heart_of_osiris Apr 17, 2026 +1
Not to say there are any good actors here, but America hasn't taken the knife out since the start.
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Routine-Judge3020 Apr 17, 2026 +2
Do you mean Iran has the oil market in a choke hold? Don't act like the usa had any plan going into this.
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No-Cryptographer7494 Apr 17, 2026 +310
So now that iran has opened the straoght, the us is blocking it?? What the f is going on there
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IntellectuallyDriven Apr 17, 2026 +118
The US is only blocking vessels moving from and to(?) Iranian ports.
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VagueSomething Apr 17, 2026 +22
Because they've NEVER targeted boats and then claimed they're something else before...
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ohst8buxcp7 Apr 17, 2026 +96
The US isn't blockading the Strait. Just Iranian ports. Ships going elsewhere aren't subject to it.
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Axin_Saxon Apr 17, 2026 -16
Thus in theory, buying Iran international sympathy. To be clear, they shouldn’t get any, but it t is a well calculated move to shift blame for the continuation of the strait being “closed” onto the US.
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Templar-Order Apr 17, 2026 +26
The us is only blockading ships from Iranian ports or going to Iran, neutral ships can pass freely now
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woodyus Apr 17, 2026
Isn't that blocking ships going to ch-eye-na though? Not sure they will appreciate that.
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SolidusDave Apr 17, 2026 +3
well the US said a few days ago that Chinese ships are allowed to pass... in exchange for a big hug or something.
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mriguy Apr 17, 2026 +7
By “big hug” I assume you mean licenses for some Trump family business to operate in China.
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a_case_of_everything Apr 17, 2026 +1
Barf
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Anxiety_Mining_INC Apr 17, 2026 +20
You fell for a headline crafted to cause controversy.
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Gold-Researcher-5471 Apr 17, 2026 +2
but iran ships are still blocked
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[deleted] Apr 17, 2026 +5
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No-Cryptographer7494 Apr 17, 2026 +3
1 ship went through and it's one that goes to china. It's just market manipulation.
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m1kelowry Apr 17, 2026 +4
Reading comprehension is key
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No-Cryptographer7494 Apr 17, 2026 +4
How can that be key when you hear a different version every day. I have heard the turd say he will block all ships, heard him say he wants to block and toll it himself etc... Electing a person isn't a toddler is key.
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m1kelowry Apr 17, 2026 +1
That’s my point, instead of hearing random conflicting things, read unbiased sources such as Reuters carefully to understand what’s going on.
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Lurkin605 Apr 17, 2026 +4
Learn how to read?
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LonelySwinger Apr 17, 2026 +1
Trump gave the US ships doing the blockade his personal bank routing number because he is still salty Iran was making those millions for each ship to pass and not him.
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No-Improvement9455 Apr 17, 2026 +1
[ Removed by Listnook ]
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Jabjab345 Apr 17, 2026 +1
We're just going to go back and forth, and take turns who blocks it. In 100 years there will be traditional ceremonies handing off the duty of blocking off the straight, by then people will have long forgotten why it was originally blocked, but they block it nonetheless.
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hanato_06 Apr 18, 2026 +1
straight up market manipulation Johnny
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Sad-Excitement9295 Apr 17, 2026 +50
So who's gonna sail through first and see if it's open or closed?
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itsFelbourne Apr 17, 2026 +31
The ‘Roya’, from the looks of it Started underway basically right after the announcement and is leading the pack heading east to the strait
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kraftdinnerwithsalsa Apr 17, 2026 +23
Godspeed Roya and safe travels
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ichishibe Apr 17, 2026 +6
Sweaty palms
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Gold-Researcher-5471 Apr 17, 2026 +6
Roya boat through the strait of Iran as the insurance company is sweeting bullets.
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windingsand Apr 17, 2026 +7
Might as well go full throttle for as many ships as possible while it’s open
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NameIsNotBrad Apr 17, 2026 +6
Yeah, there’s no way they’d sink a ship just for fun after saying it’s open. Just like there’s no way trump would call a ceasefire just to bomb them.
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GrimHoly Apr 17, 2026 +2
4 hrs later looks to be good for those that were trapped in there including a cruise ship apparently
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NameIsNotBrad Apr 17, 2026 +2
They very well may be operating in good faith, but with the number of times we’ve fucked them over, I’m not risking my life on that assumption.
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GrimHoly Apr 17, 2026 +3
My biggest question is who tf took a cruise through the straight of Hormuz
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Sad-Excitement9295 Apr 18, 2026 +2
Take a vacation and see the Iran War! So close you can feel the explosions! (We are not responsible for personal injury). USN recruiter line.. I mean cruise line
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Ixziga Apr 17, 2026 +71
> U.S. blockade still active LMAO don't tell me that trump looked at Iran charging fees to let people through the strait and decided that was a wonderful idea to steal
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Nerevarine91 Apr 17, 2026 +12
It’s a solid possibility
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BRUTAL_ANAL_SMASHING Apr 17, 2026 +8
It’s a blockade only to and from Iranian ports. Look at something more than just the headline, it makes you look incredibly lazy and in return very dumb. 
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Infarad Apr 17, 2026 +1
Absolutely brilliant contribution u/BRUTAL_ANAL_SMASHING
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Somaimonay Apr 17, 2026 +23
Openish sesamish. Opeain’t. Clopen
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outerproduct Apr 17, 2026 +7
Depressed topology noises to clopen.
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NehzQk Apr 17, 2026 +2
No a clopen is when you close the bar down and then open like 6 hours later in the morning.
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overandoverandagain Apr 17, 2026 +1
Yeah, even reading that word gave me a shiver
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upandin9 Apr 17, 2026 +3
Great now Trump can stall to further manipulate the oil markets
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Smokey_tha_bear9000 Apr 17, 2026 +19
I’m no expert, but I think this current state of the Strait may have been possible without blowing up a bunch of children in a school.
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count_chocul4 Apr 17, 2026 +5
You sir *are* an expert!
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xythrowawayy Apr 17, 2026 +6
Reading comprehension. Trump and Iran have both said the strait is open. The US blockade of Iranian ports, however, is still in effect. Those are two independent things.
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132198649 Apr 18, 2026 +1
You must not comprehend that one will not happen without the other.
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Fantastic_Wash56 Apr 17, 2026 +5
It says they opened it to “All commercial ships” - however they’ve said in the past “it’s open to everyone except the the US” I wonder if that’s true yet again today and why the US blockage continues, because they themselves are still denied access. Just thoughts…
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Idkmanitcouldwork Apr 17, 2026 +2
Still cleaning up the mines?
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Zulmoka531 Apr 17, 2026 +2
Hey, said in an earlier post this morning. There’s your Friday market manipulation right there in the open.
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After-Snow5874 Apr 17, 2026 +2
It seems like there’s contradicting information at least as of 4:00pm ET today. And as usual it seems that Trump was overstating things significantly. I’m stunned by how many people in here hang onto his word as gospel truth.
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whooo_me Apr 17, 2026 +3
This whole thing has some major [Duck Season / Rabbit Season](https://youtu.be/17ocaZb-bGg?t=6) energy.
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Nerupe Apr 17, 2026 +4
What a time to be alive.
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Ted_Striker1 Apr 17, 2026 +4
\- Iran makes AI memes about Trump \- Iran declares The Strait is open \- U.S. says no it's not \- Yes it is \- No it's not \- Yes it is \- No it's not What a WEIRD timeline we are in.
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BRUTAL_ANAL_SMASHING Apr 17, 2026 +3
Only Iranian ports are apart of the American blockade. It’s only weird because you just aren’t reading anything at listening to headlines and buzz words 👍
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Ted_Striker1 Apr 17, 2026
Trump posting himself as Jesus, Iran making memes about Trump, and you think its only weird because I'm not reading anything?
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Buzzinggg Apr 17, 2026 +2
1 month ago: Iran: the straight is closed US: open the straight! Today: Iran: the straight is open US: close the straight!
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BRUTAL_ANAL_SMASHING Apr 17, 2026 +6
Iran is the only country in the blockade right now..? It’s a blockade of any ship going to or from an Iranian port. Please god do not act dumb online for points on a site, read the articles and know what’s going on. Trying to be act dumb to be funny online for internet points at the expense of your own knowledge and brain heath is not heathy for yourself. 
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Fantastic-Ear-2130 Apr 17, 2026 +4
Ummm … from what I’ve heard it is “clopen”. Also described as Schrodinger’s Strait. You don’t know if it is open or closed until you take a looksee. Someone is playing on the level of advanced physics here.
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CoolAfternoon2340 Apr 17, 2026 +2
So the US blockade worked.
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FunLife64 Apr 17, 2026 +7
Not really. Prob more so has to do with Israel’s ceasefire. Remember, the strait was supposed to be open when the us/iran ceasefire was agreed upon and Iran balked when Israel didn’t stop with Lebanon. So now we are just at the point we were supposed to be a week and a half ago
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boostsensei Apr 17, 2026 +2
Is it a trap? Insert "it's a trap" meme from Star Wars.
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PutAutomatic2581 Apr 17, 2026 +2
Can we just blockade Trump instead? Keeping him away from any phones or devices just forever?
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LeafTheTreesAlone Apr 17, 2026 -3
Iran is putting on the good guy image to put US on the spot
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ohst8buxcp7 Apr 17, 2026 +26
Iran is [weeks away](https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/irans-war-shattered-economy-means-it-has-an-urgent-reason-to-negotiate-43937f36) from economic collapse and is trying to deescalate to avoid it. They just gave up their blockade of the Strait while the US's blockade of their ports is still in place. That should tell you what the negotiating dynamic is right now.
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AffectionateRub1857 Apr 17, 2026 +12
I also think US cut a deal with China on the side. They pressured Iran also
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p33k4y Apr 17, 2026 +14
no no no, according to listnook Iran holds all the cards. so they have no need to deescalate. /s
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SilveryDeath Apr 17, 2026 +6
> They just gave up their blockade of the Strait [Iran re-closed the strait the day of the ceasefire on the 8th because they claimed the US and Israel violated it because Israel continued to attack Lebanon.](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/ceasefire-is-threatened-as-israel-expands-lebanon-strikes-and-iran-closes-strait-again) Iran and Pakistan both [said Lebanon was part of the ceasefire](https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-04-09/ty-article/.premium/source-iran-and-pakistan-both-understood-lebanon-was-part-of-truce-with-u-s/0000019d-6ec7-da9b-a1dd-ffdf7ab00000), but the US and Israel said it wasn't. So this is them getting in good PR by showing everyone else that they are good to their word, since they said they would open the strait if Israel stopped attacking Lebanon.
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IntellectuallyDriven Apr 17, 2026 +1
The thing with these is its just ~~analysis~~ opinion. And for every opinion, is an opposing one - like this 👉 [Iran is prepared for a war lasting six months - Straitstimes](https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/iran-is-prepared-for-a-war-lasting-six-months-but-constraints-will-come-from-its-population-china)
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ohst8buxcp7 Apr 17, 2026 +3
Nothing screams opinion worth taking serious like the noted journal *checks notes* “Straits Times”!
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Tarmacked Apr 17, 2026 -11
They’re not weeks away from economic collapse. They’re also not actually opening up the strait. They’re making a move to portray the US as being the problem. Iran saying the strait is open and Trump saying it’s closed portrays the US as being the cause of the oil crisis. It’s probably not even reopened on the Iranian side and tanker movement itself was heavily constricted still leading into today. This is geopolitics 101. Iran is playing Vietnam ball, they’re just playing out time. China is also probably using them as a proxy war against the US as well, so there’s some bigger bargaining power behind Iran’s staunch position
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ohst8buxcp7 Apr 17, 2026 +11
>They’re making a move to portray the US as being the problem. Iran saying the strait is open and Trump saying it’s closed portrays the US as being the cause of the oil crisis The US is not blockading the Strait. Just Iranian ports. That blockade is still in place. >They’re not weeks away from economic collapse No one can know for sure but experts on the situation agree. At the very least the are running out of storage capacity for the oil they can no longer export. Should they run out they'll have to shut down the wells which can permanently damage them. They do not have time on their side.
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ApprehensivePay1735 Apr 17, 2026
They don't have time on their side if the escalation ladder isn't upped and the goal is to get to the other side in better shape. If iran is on the verge of collapse taking out the desalination plants and gulf oil facilities goes from irrational to rational.
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ApprehensivePay1735 Apr 17, 2026
Tehran benefits from an operational pause way more then the US. Restock on c**** drones and missiles while the us can churn out 2 more interceptors while having to manage a navy that's so overworked they set fire to their own ship to get some shore leave.
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Ultra_Metal Apr 17, 2026 -2
No, Iran is showing the world that it caved due to the US blockade destroying its main source of income: oil and gas sales.
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baltetc1 Apr 17, 2026 +1
Progress
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physicsking Apr 17, 2026 +1
Get 6 months of oil through the strait in one weekend?
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QFGTrialByFire Apr 18, 2026 +1
Its not open and confirmed by Iran that its closed just a few hours ago: [https://x.com/mb\_ghalibaf/status/2045264713593114970](https://x.com/mb_ghalibaf/status/2045264713593114970) "The U.S. President made seven claims in one hour, and all seven are false. They did not win the war with these lies, and they certainly will not get anywhere in negotiations either With the continuation of the blockade, the Strait of Hormuz will not remain open"
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____DEADPOOL_______ Apr 18, 2026 +1
I think we've past the point of madness and we are now in Sparta.
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jazza2400 Apr 18, 2026 +1
Maybe they are the market manipulators now
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Nice_Warm_Vegetable Apr 18, 2026 +1
I DON’T GIVE A F*** WHAT “TRUMP SAYS”.
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Axin_Saxon Apr 17, 2026 +1
So Iran single handedly just played their cards so that now the US is more in the wrong as seen by the rest of the world. F*** Iran but I gotta say, well played.
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nono3722 Apr 17, 2026 +2
Well this should last 10 minutes. Making someone open a strait while still blockading them for blocking the strait is a sure fire way to screw it up. What good does it do for them if they allow ships through? I wouldn't want to be the first ship.....
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mxguy762 Apr 17, 2026 +1
They need a stoplight on this MF strait
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Borner791 Apr 17, 2026
Now US will open it and Iran close.. musical straight
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Nwah2112 Apr 17, 2026
1. Strait is open. 2. US bombs Iran. 3. Iran closes strait. 4. Trump praises Allah and threatens to nuke Iran if they don’t open strait. 5. Iran doesn’t open strait, Trump doesn’t nuke them. 6. Trump blockades strait. 7. Iran opens strait. 8. Trump continues to blockade strait. wtf is going on
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xythrowawayy Apr 17, 2026 +2
A lack of reading comprehension is what is going on. The strait is open. The US blockade is of Iranian ports, not of the strait.
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GeshtiannaSG Apr 18, 2026 +1
The US is also blockading any ship that pays Iran. The only ships that dare to go through still have to pay Iran and go through their territorial waters even if they didn’t come from their ports.
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xythrowawayy Apr 18, 2026 +1
Not true. The ships passing through today are paying no tolls.
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No_Palpitation133 Apr 17, 2026 -2
Listnook: PLEASE KEEP FIGHTING
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KazeNilrem Apr 17, 2026
Listnook was pretty clearly against trumps illegal war. So the "keep fighting " makes no sense. If anything, Israeli government is the one wanting to keep fighting.
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ARazorbacks Apr 17, 2026 -1
So… 1) Strait is open and free  2) US/Israel attack, Strait is closed 3) US decides to blockade the Strait 4) Iran opens the Strait…and now it’s the US blocking oil shipping 5) Iran can close the Strait at any time still Iran and Israel are literally shining a laser pointer at the ground and the US keeps jumping on the red dot. 
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TarnishedAccount Apr 17, 2026
So we are back to where we were on 2/27 before Israel and USA did the sneak attack on 2/28?
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ankerous Apr 17, 2026 +2
No, because the US is still blockading to intentionally hurt Iran.
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Additional-Can9184 Apr 17, 2026 +2
And the Iran will close it. It’s a cool game.
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Future_Mousse_355 Apr 17, 2026 -2
I'm lost. Who is opening and who is closing? Maybe we need a third party to tell us.
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notacanuckskibum Apr 17, 2026 -2
So, who is the economic terrorist now?
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DefinitelyIncorrect Apr 17, 2026
Stop blockading yourself! Stop blockading yourself! Stop blockading yourself! Stop blockading yourself!
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Powerful_Company_682 Apr 17, 2026
What's the US going to do? Sink ships?
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Specialist-Garbage94 Apr 17, 2026 +1
Correct. That’s what the blockade would do and him being so unhinged I really think it would happen.
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Powerful_Company_682 Apr 18, 2026
And I'm sure his current advisors would love for that to happen and further isolate the US from its previous allies 
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insider212 Apr 17, 2026
100% open yet still blockaded. Schroedingers straight !!!
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Skinnieguy Apr 17, 2026
Trump made his ppl didn’t get the heads up to bet on the market. Trump going to wait for the dip, buy, and then make another announcement saying the blockade is over.
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MindOk8618 Apr 17, 2026
Hey world, time to boycutt US. Stop buying any US services and product.
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newleaf_- Apr 17, 2026
Clownshoes administration
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