Iran Now Threatening To Close Bab Al-Mandeb Strait After Trump Threats

I remember when I had this strange fantastical optimism about the future and how I was going to age into this new reality of peace and space age comfort. I’m so f****** dumb.

There is a second strait...

Mar 3: "We won the war." Mar 6: “We don’t need people to join wars we already won”. Mar 7: "We defeated Iran." Mar 9: "We must attack Iran." Mar 9: "The war is ending almost completely, and very beautifully." Mar 11: “You never like to say too ⁠early you won. We won. In ​the first hour it was over.” Mar 12: "We did win, but we haven't won completely yet." Mar 13: "We won the war." Mar 14: "Please help us." Mar 15: "If you don't help us, I will certainly remember it." Mar 16: "Actually, we don't need any help at all." Mar 16: "I was just testing to see who's listening to me." Mar 16: "If NATO doesn't help, they will suffer something very bad." Mar 17: "We neither need nor want NATO's help." Mar 17: "I don't need Congressional approval to withdraw from NATO." Mar 18: "Our allies must cooperate in reopening the Strait of Hormuz." Mar 19: "US allies need to get a grip - step up and help open the Strait of Hormuz." Mar 20: "NATO are cowards." Mar 21: "The Strait of Hormuz must be protected by the countries that use it. We don't use it, we don't need to open it." Mar 22: "This is the last time. I will give Iran 48 hours. Open the strait" Mar 22: "Iran is Dead" Mar 23: "We had very good and productive talks with Iran." Mar 24: "We’re making progress." Mar 25: “They gave us a present and the present arrived today. And it was a very big present worth a tremendous amount of money. I’m not going to tell you what that present is, but it was a very significant prize.” Mar 26: "Make a deal, or we’ll just keep blowing them away." Mar 27: "We don’t have to be there for NATO." Mar 28: No major quote Mar 29: Claimed talks were progressing Mar 30: "Open the Strait of Hormuz immediately, or face devastating consequences." Mar 31: Claimed a deal was "very close" and that Iran would "do the right thing" Apr 1: "We’ll see what happens very soon." Apr 2: Repeated that a deal was likely, while warning of continued strikes if not Apr 3: "Something big is going to happen." Apr 4: Said Iran must comply "immediately" or face further consequences. Apr 5: "Open the fuckin' Strait, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah."

Someone is making good money off this stupidity

Well that means the market will go up because we are living in the roaring 20's... again!

Closing Bab Al-Mandeb is the equivalent of closing the Suez canal. Thats going to piss a lot of countries off, including China and India, both of whom move vast amounts of exports through there. Egypt won't like it either. Remember when that ship got stuck? This will be far worse, with the potential to trigger a worldwide depression, and will almost certainly widen the war. Egypt could side with the Gulf States, deploying air defenses to assist them, they could deploy ground forces to assist the US, or, they could take the opportunity and try to finish the 1973 war.

This approached worked really well when he was scamming small businesses and contractors in NYC for decades. Seems a smidge less effective on the world stage. But what do I know? I've never buried an ex-wife at my own golf course, I'm no business genius.

This would bring the oil supply restrained to like 33% if it were to happen. YIKES.

Imagine being elected *twice* to the most powerful political position on the planet, and being such a f****** dunce to leave the whole world worse off both times.

Trump is so used to negotiating from a position of power. He has absolutely zero leverage in this, an issue that he caused, that Iran can choose to do whatever they want.

Are the straits okay?

It's getting hot in here.

I called my cousin in Iran. I told him, you crazy b******, open the f strait. He just laughed and said make me.

There's really only two ways I see this ending. Either Trump backs out while boasting about how he won to his base (which I doubt because his ego won't let him admit defeat) or some sort of prolonged total annihilation of the region. I'm starting to think that's where we're heading. Iran isn't just going to accept Trump's terms, whatever they are (again still super unclear WHY we are there). Although maybe one day I'll wake up to a Trump Tweet at 2am where he decided to fire Hegseth, blame the entire war on him and pull out of Iran. That would be wonderful.

lmao, not even the Dire Straits will be safe at the rate this war is escalating.

How is Trumps approval rating at 33% or around there? It should be a lot closer to zero.

1 man literally has the power to ruin the world yet nobody is arresting him and removing him for all his illegal actions.

We are looking at oil well above $140 and potentially testing $170 shipping costs spiraling, and no good alternatives left. What flows through Bab al-Mandeb: In 2023, 9.3 million barrels per day of crude oil and petroleum liquids passed through the strait, nearly 12% of seaborne-traded oil worldwide. Right now that number is climbing fast because Saudi Arabia is using it as a workaround for Hormuz. Saudi Arabia had already built a Plan B called the East-West pipeline connecting to Yanbu on the Red Sea, and it began pumping at almost full capacity after Hormuz closed. If Bab al-Mandeb also closes, the kingdom would effectively lose its final maritime export route. A simultaneous disruption at both Bab al-Mandeb and Hormuz would block roughly 30% of global container shipping and about 22% of global oil supply, with no viable bypass at scale since unlike Hormuz there is no land pipeline alternative to Bab al-Mandeb. The only option is the Cape of Good Hope, adding 3,500 miles and 10 to 14 days to Asia-Europe voyages.

These morons really didn't plan or have any kind of strategy other than "yeah lets just kick the door in". Shit thats been known for decades that Iran would do. Just utter insanity.

I don't know why everyone says the Iranian regime is homophobic. They truly hate the straights.

War truly is the way Americans learn geography.

According to the popular, definitely New York Times bestseller Art of the Deal, this is what some in the business might refer to as "grabbing him by the balls". Coincidentally also the working title for the upcoming Epstein Island documentary.

I was waiting for this to happen. Hegseth is so fkg stupid and believes brute force can beat a people who don’t really give a shit about brute force.

Impeach this crazy b******!

Wind and solar technologies have never looked better!

Oh no! The thing every expert said would happen a month ago. Who could have seen it coming?

Release the Epstein files

Trump has lost. My fear is that he 'plays' like a five year old that rage quit and flips the board. In this case, flipping the board is the threat / use of nukes. He'd kill millions before he'd concede.

Everything he touches turns to shit. Everything. Without exception.

Impeach him. Now. The people demand it.

damn and Trump even converted to Islam on Easter

Damn…if that happens shit is about to get so so so much worse.

It’s a Strait Flush!