Philippine vessels get safe passage from Iran in Strait of Hormuz

Sooo all of them?

What’s the difference between that and just opening fully?

The Philippines isn't exactly "denouncing" the US at this point; they have a Mutual Protection Treaty after all. There are thousands of Iranian students in various educational levels in the Philippines, and both countries have had diplomatic relations since the 1960s. *(Edit: dangling participle)*

And Iran is requiring that contracts for cargoes be settled yuan and new insurance arrangements will arise to cover vessels that pay Iranian tolls. Its the end of the petrodollar and the bond markets will move.

I told my friends last night after his stupid address speech how f****** hysterical it would be if Iran suddenly notified all countries except the ones actively bombing them/supporting the bombers they're free to pass through on one condition: Any oil that they allow through cannot have a single drop of it enter those other countries or else they are also cut off immediately. US, Israel, UAE, etc. all being instantly cut off but allowing the rest of NATO and such to continue freely passing through to help lower their gas prices would be funny as f***.

Try to explain how this gave Iran a boost over what it could do a month ago.

3,000 years later people still pay tribute to Persia. I like it.

Maybe let poorer countries pass free and more wealthy countries pay. even better good wil

I think you are miscalculating the how stupid Trump can be, or his arrogance/husbris. I can just about guarantee that the US launches a massive strike on Iran once the market closes. If they blow up Kharg Island & Iran retaliates against UAE and Saudi Arabia, then it'll cripple the global economy and oil moving through the strait will be like 1 of 100 other problems.

It's not that hard to tell the USA to f*** off at this point. I do it like 10 times a day and I live here.

Whose department of Foregn Affairs? Lots of players at the table.

The U.S. might have been doing all this, especially looking at their attempts in Venezuela, in order to stabilize their currency. Another failure.

The largest and most violent military machine to ever exist on Earth is bombing Iran every day and night along with the most unscrupulous air force in the world--and this is on top of facing the harshest sanctions regime for over half a century? Beyond what it is already facing, what possible "diplomatic pressure" can any country put on Iran if you consider what they are already up against? Iran is already facing the most intense military-diplomatic-economic pressure of any country on Earth, for decades now, and is not only still standing, but fighting back--and winning. I don't think Iran has to listen to anyone about anything right now. Most likely, we are going to have to listen to them soon.

Is it though? They get the Americans to leave them alone, likely lifting oil sanctions. They get an increase in revenue on crude in the short term, helping them rebuild the damage to their military. They’re keeping their nuclear stockpile. They didn’t exactly lose this war.