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U.S. begins blockade of Strait of Hormuz

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U.S. begins blockade in Strait of Hormuz; Trump warns Iran 'attack ships' to stay away
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U.S. begins blockade in Strait of Hormuz; Trump warns Iran 'attack ships' to stay away
The U.S. blockade would apply to "any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz," President Donald Trump said.
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down_vote_magnet_ Apr 13, 2026 +3422
"The blockade will be enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, including all Iranian ports on the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. CENTCOM forces will not impede freedom of navigation for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports." - U.S. Central Command.
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MisterFusionCore Apr 13, 2026 +4190
What's their plan when a Chinese vessel moves through? They seriously plan to fight China?
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concerned_seagull Apr 13, 2026 +3893
I doubt they planned that far ahead tbh
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CursorX Apr 13, 2026 +1291
"What do you mean the Chinese are not obeying the blockade?!"
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Ok_Drummer6282 Apr 13, 2026 +827
Negotiate and declare it a Win when China inevitably just passes through. 
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trydola Apr 13, 2026 +720
>We are giving CHYNA a 30 day free trial but after 30 days THEY BETTER PAY UP!!!!!
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CaroCogitatus Apr 13, 2026 +227
**Always two weeks.** It's the perfect time period for something you're expected to do but haven't done shit on yet -- short enough that people think they can keep track of it but far enough away that they're likely to be distracted when the deadline arrives. Then *everything will be solved two weeks from now* all over again. Once you hear it from him, you can't un-hear it.
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bigmikekbd Apr 13, 2026 +17
Ol Taco Two Weeks at it again
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ImpressiveAmount4684 Apr 13, 2026 +32
Exactly. Does anyone keep track of when exactly the two week ceasefire ends? Don't think so..
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toxicLights Apr 13, 2026 +159
It's surely gonna be like the winrar trial.
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Dick_snatcher Apr 13, 2026 +63
Yeah but winrar is useful
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StrongStyleShiny Apr 13, 2026 +86
“Put it on our tab. Or don’t. I don’t care.” -China
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Thesleek Apr 13, 2026 +14
“Lemme get some cash with these bonds.”
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DarthCaligula Apr 13, 2026 +21
"Id rather be in Chyna" -Triple H and the 1-2-3 Kid at the same time
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evantom34 Apr 13, 2026 +128
“China just gave us an amazing gift. Worth billions and billions of dollars. The best of all. The fine Chinese government loves me, I tell you. They said Mr. Trump, you are the finest US president, we have dedicated one statue for you to diddle”
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SpleenBender Apr 13, 2026 +63
This is *completely ridiculous*. This is where our country is right now, AND this is how ALL of his staff treats him, I am not exaggerating. They never say no to his stupid, crazy, *shitbrained* ideas. He's going to **bankrupt** America. The Government is 'insolvent'. Running the country 'like a business' was quite successful for about 0.1% of the best hoarders of wealth that the parasitic class has ever had. People are willingly selling out OUR government so they can hoard even more than they will possibly ever need. The *best* hoarders ever. He's going to bankrupt the entire country. Fellow Americans, **whyyyy‽**
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Inner-Examination-27 Apr 13, 2026 +23
He, his family and friends are LITERALLY making BILLIONS while providing everything Putin and Bibi demand. His sycophants tell him he’s the greatest president and genius. Why would he do anything different when he’s a pathological malignant narcissist sociopath? Nothing else matters for him.
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flatline________ Apr 13, 2026 +22
And of course a peace prize as well
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Rogue_2187 Apr 13, 2026 +84
That’s not fair. Im sure they have concepts of a plan!
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SirKnottinghamVII Apr 13, 2026 +31
Which amount to crayon drawings on napkins but it's still a concept!
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vlatheimpaler Apr 13, 2026 +9
He prefers different colored sharpies.
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CaptainWhitePanda Apr 13, 2026 +25
They never plan anything far ahead to be honest. It's always a spur of a moment thing. They throwing anything and see if anything sticks.
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warmland1 Apr 13, 2026 +226
You've already thought this through more than they have.
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Renegade_Hat Apr 13, 2026 +194
Yes. The plan is to stare and hope they blink. If they don’t, at best major diplomatic incident where the United States Navy acting as pirates detained a Chinese Vessel. There is no modern precedent, a world superpower has never actively been this aimlessly belligerent toward the general world and its own allies.
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LubberwortPicaroon Apr 13, 2026 +68
Not in the modern era no, but the Spanish and British Empires certainly did this kind of behaviour at their respective peaks
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Coolkurwa Apr 13, 2026 +62
I'm British and we literally blockaded the Straight of Hormuz in 1952! [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abadan\_Crisis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abadan_Crisis)
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Renegade_Hat Apr 13, 2026 +27
Yeah, but that was part of a broader effort to undermine the Iranian government in response to Mossaddegh nationalizing oil. As fucked up as it was that the West overthrew him to put in a puppet to protect their oil interests, there was a coherent plan (protecting Western and more specifically British interests) Juxtapose that to now. The United States is alone, working in direct opposition to both the broader global order and its own interest. Seemingly without any plan other than a demented old man’s rambling. Not great lol Edit - Also, we attacked during negotiations that we had basically gotten all of our demands given into. Good luck getting back to any deal favoring the US when Iran has been threatened with genocide, while showing they’re capable of exerting dire pressure on the world
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Candymanshook Apr 13, 2026 +255
The US putting an embargo on Japan’s oil supply indirectly was the match that struck the Pacific war - the threat to their ability to stock their oil reserves led to Pearl Harbor. This embargo along with US intervention in Venezuela has a similar effect on China’s energy supply - a huge % of their imports flow through Hormuz. Make of that what you will.
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0x476c6f776965 Apr 13, 2026 +72
Are the Chinese dumb enough to do a pearl harbor type of attack? No. They’re smart and patient. They don’t have that death before dishonor samurai culture that commissioned officers in Japan’s army had. Also the UAE, Saudi Arabia can supply oil to China through their other ports, and also all Arabian gulf countries are allowed to export to China, it’s Iran that’s blocking them, not the US.
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LubberwortPicaroon Apr 13, 2026 +79
No, but China will view this as a threat to their oil supply. They may well respond will a halt to all rare earth exports except a limited set of friendly countries, they have done that before for leverage, it would not be a surprise if they did so this time as well. China also has a long term ambition to take Taiwan, if they can supply weapons to Iran which leads to Iran sinking a US warship that'll force America to commit more resources to Iran, possibly a land invasion. That's excellent news for Chinese military planners.
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PrestigiousSeat76 Apr 13, 2026 +88
LOL it's Donald Trump. There's literally never a f****** plan.
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trippingWetwNoTowel Apr 13, 2026 +6
“Whenever I got loud and angry with Roy Cohn and banged my fists on the desk all of the contractors I was screwing over would just cower. WHY ISN’T EVERYONE COWERING?!”
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JimboD84 Apr 13, 2026 +44
You think they have a plan?! 😂
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GrimHoly Apr 13, 2026 +5
Likely won’t happen unless China wants to make a statement. Due to the nature of ship insurance. Guess we will see though
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SpatulaWholesale Apr 13, 2026 +596
Great. Let's see what the US Navy does to a China-flagged tanker going to pick up some Iranian oil... (spoiler: they won't do shit)
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RipTheJack3r Apr 13, 2026 +305
Just like the Russian flagged tanker that sailed straight through the blockade in to Cuba.
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Claudius-is-my-cat Apr 13, 2026 +107
it's just trump's philosphy of "talk big and carry a tiny little ~~d***~~ stick."
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jimibimi Apr 13, 2026 +81
So not a blockade of the straight? Just iran
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Settra_Rulez Apr 13, 2026 +31
Ships originating from or stopping at Iranian ports will be subject to the blockade. Separately it’s been said that ships paying the Iranian transit fee will also be subject to it. So ships originating from Arab ports that don’t stop at Iranian ports or pay the toll won’t be affected by the US blockade.
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ArchimedesNutss Apr 13, 2026 +18
How do you monitor all of that in real time?
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CosgraveSilkweaver Apr 13, 2026 +12
If Iran lets them through the US blocks them is my guess? Assume they paid the Iranians if they move through the Strait.
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Thurak0 Apr 13, 2026 +330
This is so f****** illegal... yes, I know, Iran started shooting at freighters and closing the strait, but come on, they are Iran, they are known to be an evil dictatorship.
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Fresh-String6226 Apr 13, 2026 +46
Someone should call the police
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JackedUpReadyToGo Apr 13, 2026 +19
The world police.
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Smallpaul Apr 13, 2026 +1001
> The U.S. blockade, which was set to begin at 10 a.m. ET on Monday, applies to “any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz,” Trump said. > The U.S. Central Command later added the caveat that American forces “will not impede freedom of navigation for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports.” So Centcom and the President are directly contradicting each other. Totally normal.
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ggroverggiraffe Apr 13, 2026 +301
Now ships will make a courtesy stop in Dubai before leaving so they can say "we totally aren't transiting from an Iranian port!"
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bliss19 Apr 13, 2026 +42
If only it was that easy. Any access to Iran ports is considered against the blockade
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YourMemeExpert Apr 13, 2026 +133
The top brass know what a clusterfuck a full blockade would be. They're probably gonna park some Navy ships by the strait to satisfy Trump without actually impeding traffic. Reminds me of the military parade he wanted for his birthday, so the Army just said "ok Mr. President, whatever you say" and had a couple guys stroll down the street with a few old tanks. Addendum: The highest-ranking officials in the armed forces have not been playing nice with the president, it's why Kegseth has been trying to replace or fire them. As of now, the military isn't completely at his service.
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577564842 Apr 13, 2026 +63
They were happy to blow up "smuggling" boats and blockading Venezuela and Cuba so I will not hold my breath on this one.
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marriedtomywifey Apr 13, 2026 +17
Cause Venezuela couldn't fight back. We would trigger WW3 the second a chinese ship gets hit. Fortunately for me I'm in a town with heavy military presence, so I'm really likely to get glassed in the first volley.
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loralailoralai Apr 13, 2026 +13
The consequences of this blockade are far more wide reaching tho.
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KarmicWhiplash Apr 13, 2026 +21
I'd listen to Centcom.
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fsactual Apr 13, 2026 +4082
This is what I pay taxes for. This and handouts to billionaires. America 🇺🇸
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Only-Cranberry-4502 Apr 13, 2026 +583
Russia’s gaining the most from this I think
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Wazula23 Apr 13, 2026 +279
And whoever's making trades in the white house
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PositiveFunction4751 Apr 13, 2026 +159
The trump family net worth gain since he took office is as staggering as it is unethical 
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Hot-Mathematician691 Apr 13, 2026 +11
Not just unethical, it’s illegal!!!
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Ardal Apr 13, 2026 +5
It's only illegal when we (the great unwashed) do it, it's not illegal when they do it. Lets be honest congress and the senate have all been doing it too...for decades. When you let crime go unpunished it just grows and grows, the orange clown has taken it to new heights but nothing will happen to him because the only people who could make it happen are doing it too, if he's guilty so are they and thats why nothing will come of this.
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Ntroepy Apr 13, 2026 +60
Yep - $4 BILLION and counting. https://www.newyorker.com/news/a-reporter-at-large/trumps-profiteering-hits-four-billion-dollars Disgraceful and unethical, but Trump’s excuse is literally “*Well, no one said I couldn’t do it.*”
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dinkytoy80 Apr 13, 2026 +16
4 billion that we know of. Im sure its way waaaay more
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Chavarlison Apr 13, 2026 +5
Not counting all the laws about it of course.
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radicalelation Apr 13, 2026 +16
Heritage had a Moscow office at the start of restructuring, and founder Ed Feulner met with the reformist PM and other leadership. The organization of Project 2025 was at the foundations of Russia's restructuring. Putin came in on the popularity against such western meddling, but you have to believe Putin's patriotism over desire for power. Russia still officially worked with Hertiage's Cambridge Analytica (often attributed to Steve Bannon, rather than his Mercer family handlers that officially joined Heritage in 2014) to influence and destabilize right along Hertiage's own goals as well. They're probably longtime bedfellows even if they don't seem like it.
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Ahaiund Apr 13, 2026 +155
Verbatim can't afford healthcare because this needs to be funded instead
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tnstaafsb Apr 13, 2026 +61
Which of course is nonsense when we're already running a $2 trillion annual deficit, most of which can be directly tied to repeated tax cuts for the wealthy. Republicans only care about spending when it comes to programs they don't like, meaning programs that help ordinary people instead of billionaires. They'll happily spend unlimited funds on the military and drive the deficit ever higher with more and more tax cuts for their billionaire benefactors, but a dime spent on the poor or middle class is a dime too much.
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AprilsMostAmazing Apr 13, 2026 +11
Here's the thing if US cut out the insurance companies and private for profit health clinics and hospitals, the current Healthcare budget would have affordable Healthcare covered
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KarmaticArmageddon Apr 13, 2026 +6
That's extra funny because it'd actually cost us *less* to have universal healthcare. We pay 4x more per capita for healthcare than countries with universal coverage do and half of that is in taxes.
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beekeeper1981 Apr 13, 2026 +5
The US could afford healthcare either way. The US already spends more per capita on healthcare than any other developed nation with free healthcare.
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Captn_Insanso Apr 13, 2026 +29
Don’t forget the biggest reason is to distract from the Epstein files. Remember what we’re fighting for.
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epicredditdude1 Apr 13, 2026 +4248
Nice… we blockaded the straight they’ve also blockaded… that’ll show em.
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Impossible-Pound-767 Apr 13, 2026 +1241
We are providing support to Iran Navy
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RuleHonest9789 Apr 13, 2026 +308
We want a piece of that fee.
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thepostmanpat Apr 13, 2026 +149
Paid in $TRUMP or $MELANIA crypto ideally
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Prestigious-Fig-7143 Apr 13, 2026 +348
Well it means they are blocking all the ships the iranians were letting through, including iranian ships. I.e., turning off the cash spigots for iran. It also means that global oil prices will continue to rise and it means trump still has no idea what to do when this, too, fails to change iran’s stance. Oh and it will mean the ships get attacked with new missiles from russia or china.
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scuzzy987 Apr 13, 2026 +20
It will be interesting when the US stops any ships that pay the fee to Iran
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Asleep-Waltz2681 Apr 13, 2026 +238
It also means you're pissing off the rest of the world including players like China and India. Literally one of the dumbest things to do in this situaiton.
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donkeyrocket Apr 13, 2026 +9
Trump believes this blockade will allow them to collect the fees Iran was collecting. It's not how it does or will work but literally his only focus is personally monetizing this dumpster fire he's created. Arguably, this is just further exacerbating the issue. Is the US really going to stop/seize/attack a Chinese or Indian flagged ship in the strait and hold it for ransom? More likely they'll just be seizing Iranian vessels but I'm sure Iran, India, China, and Russia will find a way to circumvent that.
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Repulsive-Party6267 Apr 13, 2026 +31
He just wanna make money from the stock market manipulation. Don’t fall for it. He isn’t a war time president. He is just a money enslaved human trash.
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[deleted] Apr 13, 2026 +45
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Puzzle-Necked Apr 13, 2026 +20
>hookers The correct term is sailors
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Deruji Apr 13, 2026 +21
The correct term is First Lady
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SgtBaxter Apr 13, 2026 +18
Yo Dawg…
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rimshot101 Apr 13, 2026 +23
"Break your enemy's blockade by blockading their blockade. Then celebrate by going to a UFC match." -Sun Tzu
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Stupidwhizzzzz Apr 13, 2026 +14
Lifted by Thursday night or Friday morning after his buddies buy the dip, every f****** week it’s the same thing. Friday: “biggest greatest deal!!!!!!!!!!”
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RandyMuscle Apr 13, 2026 +25
Pretty sure we are blocking the boats that they were previously allowing through.
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DeliciousStand372 Apr 13, 2026 +16
blockading the blockade so the blockade can be unblockaded
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StunningGold8030 Apr 13, 2026 +46
How else is russian oil going to be sold, Trump needs to help his master's economy
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thefunkybassist Apr 13, 2026 +19
They really are willing to choke the world economy just to save that flailing POS
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evanmodoc Apr 13, 2026 +1202
Can the US just give a “my bad guys” and head tf home?
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NigoDuppy Apr 13, 2026 +298
> Vance told Netanyahu "the central issue is the removal of all enriched [nuclear] material and ensuring there is no more enrichment", according to the video address. Seems they wont end this till Iran gives up their nuclear material
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Worst_Comment_Evar Apr 13, 2026 +341
I thought we obliterated that last year? Mission accomplished, right?
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Daidis Apr 13, 2026 +95
That was actually just Top Gun: Maverick
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nan_wrecker Apr 13, 2026 +29
Also we don't care about it anyway because "it's so far underground"
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jugalator Apr 13, 2026 +152
Ironically this debacle will have them desire nukes more than ever.
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Anamolica Apr 13, 2026 +81
Treat everyone without nukes like shit (renege on agreements and such) Treat everyone with nukes with deference Wonder why countries want nukes *shocked pikachu face*
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ButterscotchOk5339 Apr 13, 2026 +48
Hey even I want one now
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UbiSububi8 Apr 13, 2026 +475
If only we had an agreement with Iran to stop their nuclear program… oh, well!
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jaytix1 Apr 13, 2026 +95
See, this is what confuses me. They said Iran couldn't be trusted back all those years ago, even though by all accounts they *did* keep their promise, so what would be the difference now?
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Old_Ladies Apr 13, 2026 +96
Trump is the one signing the document and not a black man.
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UnknownAverage Apr 13, 2026 +22
> and ensuring there is no more enrichment This will be defined by Trump and his "gut" so there's no win for Iran here. Trump will just come back and say "I don't trust you stopped" and bomb more schools when he starts feeling heat at home again.
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KenUsimi Apr 13, 2026 +16
Vance also said his main goal is a world where oil can flow freely through the straight, so which is it, the bombs or the oil? Cause last time the excuse was they had WMD’s; this time, we KNOW they don’t!
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donald_trumpstupee Apr 13, 2026 +10
That’s a nice straight there, it’d be a real shame if you had some enriched uranium hidden in underground bunkers that may or may not have already been destroyed
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Alternative-Ad-1027 Apr 13, 2026 +55
"I broke the door, I can't open it. I am going to build a door in front of the broken door. I am genius."
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ThatDudeJuicebox Apr 13, 2026 +364
Remember how conservatives were saying a woman can’t be in charge cause she would be too emotional…well…
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ManWithASquareHead Apr 13, 2026 +145
Truly Kamala would've fought with the Pope and posted herself as Jesus Christ.
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Calgar43 Apr 13, 2026 +31
And blockaded a major trade route with a possibility of starting WW3 with China....in a 48 hour period.
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errorsniper Apr 13, 2026 +29
And said praise allah in an attempt to be glib on easter.
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karinasnooodles_ Apr 13, 2026 +6
Remember when they said Kamala would start WW3??
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free_108 Apr 13, 2026 +574
I'm sure this can't possibly go VERY bad
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Saneless Apr 13, 2026 +190
Please. Name a single time anything Trump did that went poorly! Never happened (This isn't serious of course)
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asaltandbuttering Apr 13, 2026 +11
It can only good happen!
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down_vote_magnet_ Apr 13, 2026 +276
The U.S. was to begin blocking ships from entering or exiting the Strait of Hormuz at 10 a.m. ET.
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Ritaredditonce Apr 13, 2026 +318
The U.S. is going to commit maritime piracy.
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KeyboardG Apr 13, 2026 +118
Again
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Cosmo_Seinfeld Apr 13, 2026 +16
>The U.S. is going to commit maritime piracy. I think they're the worst pirates I've ever seen.
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577564842 Apr 13, 2026 +12
But you've seen them, right?
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omfgeometry Apr 13, 2026 +615
First Chinese ship and he will TACO
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viv0102 Apr 13, 2026 +247
1 week later: "we will let only some ships through due to making a deal with China, Russia"..
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emmyloo22 Apr 13, 2026 +83
One week is generous, I’m fully expecting this announcement as part of TACO Tuesday
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TataHexagone2020 Apr 13, 2026 +10
Foreshadowing
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breakupbydefault Apr 13, 2026 +35
Well... Tomorrow *IS* Tuesday
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Sans-valeur Apr 13, 2026 +412
This administration has done more for my understanding of cults than any documentary I’ve watched or Wikipedia article I’ve read. Dude literally promised to end all wars on day one, lower the price of everything, deliver more jobs than ever before and make everyone richer than they’ve ever dreamed of. Instead he just gave everyone a giant golden shower and they’re all complimenting his aim and asking if they can donate more money to make him feel better. Tough guys who aren’t afraid to tell it like it is and aren’t afraid of the woke police saying “of course I love his administration and most of what he’s doing, but I don’t know about this…. My store has gone out of business, I can’t afford my electricity or gas now, and I’m afraid that things are just going to get more expensive.” He even changed his cadence and started sounding more like the f****** heavens gate videos.
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Great_cReddit Apr 13, 2026 +144
Yup, if there is one truth Trump could say that I would applaud, it would be, "I am the best con man in the history of the world!" Because he is. A billionaire has convinced a bunch a of blue collar Americans that he represents them. His male followers would offer their daughters to him and his female followers would offer themselves to him. It is a cult as evidenced by the complete and utter lack of critical thinking by his base. There is no reasoning with them.
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userhwon Apr 13, 2026 +28
He plays to racism and fronts blue collar rhetoric without ever talking about worker rights 
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jameson71 Apr 13, 2026 +16
Seems they wanted a stupid coastal elite rather than an intelligent, educated one?
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bobcatgoldthwait Apr 13, 2026 +56
He's also dispelled the idea that conmen are clever, witty, charismatic, charming...He's none of those things. Somehow millions of people got duped by an uncouth dipshit just by hating the same things they hate.
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FLBrisby Apr 13, 2026 +50
He's a tremendous piece of shit, but he is charismatic. Charisma isn't just looking pretty or speaking well, it's the ability to influence people. Trump could genuinely hold a rally, rile his dipshits up, and convince them to do something insane like besiege the Capitol of our Democr-- wait...
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EqualDatabase Apr 13, 2026 +10
it's the shamelessness. dude will say absolutely anything without a care or single thought spent about what will happen next.
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Rwandrall4 Apr 13, 2026 +6
people need to stop thinking they don't know what they're doing. That they're being tricked. They're not, they are on board. They are on board with higher bills if it means they can bomb brown people and feel big. They are happy with him being corrupt because they would be corrupt too if they could be. They would give anything up for him because he has freed them from all pretence of decency and kindness, he has promised them that they can bully, and hate, and consume, without shame or limit. And they like that, a lot.
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keanu9reeves Apr 13, 2026 +134
Lol what happened to the greatest country on Earth, mfs cant even get their crazy president out of office
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lijijil Apr 13, 2026 +131
They voted for that idiot Twice lol They are dumb as f***
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kwangqengelele Apr 13, 2026 +19
Dumb isn't the primary cause of this. Evil is. These voters are evil, disgusting people. There's plenty of dumb people who don't worship pedophiles and don't want to cause harm to marginalized groups as a form of psychopathic hobby. And then there's conservatives, where their defining attributes are worshipping and protecting pedophiles and recreational psychopathy.
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zoddie3 Apr 13, 2026 +61
Hey! As an American... Yeah, you're right. A third of the country shouted from the rooftops, talked about this during family dinners, and tried to remind them how awful it was during his first term but they said: "Yeah, but Haitians are eating cats and dogs and eggs are expensive and my version of the Christian God worships him and he'll hurt the people I blindly hate, so let's do this again!" Absolutely dumb as f***, we are. The stupidest way in history to ruin an empire.
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Neekoy Apr 13, 2026 +18
Don't forget the fact that both times he had opponents who didn't have a P****! One of them even wasn't Caucasian! We can't have that in the US of A.
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zoddie3 Apr 13, 2026 +7
I was assured by my conservative countrymen that racism and sexism was over because we elected Obama and any talk otherwise was because I was infected with the Woke Mind Virus.
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W31337 Apr 13, 2026 +275
China will block all products going to the USA and see who survives the longest....
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RVAteach Apr 13, 2026 +146
Eh probably smarter to “don’t interrupt your enemy while they’re making a mistake” 
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ReasonsToTakeMore Apr 13, 2026 +70
That doesn't apply when the mistakes directly mess with you
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itsFelbourne Apr 13, 2026 +42
You are China , and the strait has just been blocked. Do you; A. Get into a military confrontation with the US navy B. Try to negotiate with the Trump admin (lol) C. Pressure with Iran to make a deal The most pragmatic choice is obvious China flagged ships trying to force passage is a fantasy. China is invested in the situation not escalating further and has ZERO reason to directly entangle themselves.
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randomrreeddddiitt Apr 13, 2026 +30
Or China can wait it out a bit. China is very dependent on middle eastern oil, but not as much as its neighbors in Asia, and is not in immediate need of it. It would be wise for China to refrain from doing anything for a few weeks or a couple of months, as pressure becomes too much to bear for the rest of Asia, and therefore the rest of the world. Pressure on the US would come from all corners of the globe, forcing Trump to continue and alienating everyone, or...back down. In the meantime, the price per barrel of oil will go to $150? $200?
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CloudieRaine Apr 13, 2026 +7
China has been winning without doing anything though, can just sit back and relax, don't disturb your enemy when he is making a mistake.
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lastpassonright Apr 13, 2026 +93
Who's the first captain that's gonna sail their 15km/hour floating bomb through this mess.
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PorousCheese Apr 13, 2026 +48
It’s going to have to be China. The Russian boats are all sanctioned so they can be seized regardless and no one else has enough ass to risk it, except for India who really doesn’t want to be on the outs with the west if this gets kinetic globally.
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Maleficent_Owl_7001 Apr 13, 2026 +10
Yes all those cuba bound russian tankers that have been seized
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ObliviousAstroturfer Apr 13, 2026 +5
Statistically? Captains: 1. *李 Lǐ* · 2. 王 Wáng · 3. 张 Zhāng · 4. 刘 Liú · 5. 陈 Chén · 6. 杨 Yáng · 7. 赵 Zhào · 8. 黄 Huáng.
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ReluctantSentinel Apr 13, 2026 +39
Those two weeks went by fast!
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Slow_ResolveMC07 Apr 13, 2026 +15
2 weeks to slow the blockade
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Ok-Price7882 Apr 13, 2026 +36
So, help me out with this, cuz I'm sure I'm getting some of this wrong: To start, there was no blockade. We bombed Iran. Then Iran blocked the strait in retaliation. Now we're blocking the blockade, in retaliation. So now we're going to bomb the ships doing the blockading so we can have our own blockade instead. And there never needed to be a blockade to begin with. ???
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DocApocalypse Apr 13, 2026 +17
Art of the Deal!
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Sad-Conflict-4435 Apr 13, 2026 +5
Yep
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Glittering-Leader-18 Apr 13, 2026 +6
Glad you wrote this out. I was trying to make sense of this in my head. 😅
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Logz94 Apr 13, 2026 +91
Can't be surprised when we get toddler level thinking from a dude who wears diapers 🤷‍♂️ dude is such a moron it's insane
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lijijil Apr 13, 2026 +15
If he's a moron guess how dumb the people are that elected him 🤫
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Broken_Reality Apr 13, 2026 +87
I reckon if Iran renamed the Strait of Hormuz to the Strait of Trump this could well all be over as his ego would be so inflated.
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Ryanlester5789 Apr 13, 2026 +25
He’s already talked about this so he’s clearly angling for it.
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OldRancidSoups Apr 13, 2026 +28
The very Strait they were trying to open.
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taddymason_01 Apr 13, 2026 +30
“Blocking the very strait they wanted open.” -J. Peterman
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KoalaDeluxe Apr 13, 2026 +79
So.... just to recap: the strait was open a few weeks ago and now it's being blockaded by TWO countries. This is pure genius.
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restore_democracy Apr 13, 2026 +23
So Trump wants our allies to open the Strait, right? The one he’s blockading?
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Rob1965 Apr 13, 2026 +12
No, Trump now wants the allies that refused to help him open the strait, and that he told “we don’t need your help”, to help him keep the strait closed.  Oh, and they are still refusing to help. (I expect he will tell them he doesn’t need their help tomorrow.) Keep up!
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restore_democracy Apr 13, 2026 +6
What if he can get half of them to try to keep it open and half to try to keep it closed and see who wins? And he can be on both sides.
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seamonsterco Apr 13, 2026 +24
This is beyond embarrassing.
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grubbygromit Apr 13, 2026 +12
Crying about nato not helping to unblock the strait only to blockage it themselves. America has lost its f****** mind.
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nathank Apr 13, 2026 +11
The ship captains have got to be confused. Pulling up like "do I need to pay someone", "who is charging today", "am I going to die?"
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No-Law9829 Apr 13, 2026 +9
Trump crime family!! Crime after crime
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Aggressive-Gap-3536 Apr 13, 2026 +10
I never thought that in my lifetime I’d be rooting against my own country’s military, but here we are
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Old-Radio-7236 Apr 13, 2026 +29
I know your are not all the same, but man the modern US is probably the most idiotic country in the history of humanity
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kujakutenshi Apr 13, 2026 +6
We truly live in the dumbest possible timeline.
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lyf-ftw Apr 13, 2026 +7
WTF is this timeline!
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Altruistic_Safe_8776 Apr 13, 2026 +7
I think Americans would just rather have healthcare
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vybzkk Apr 13, 2026 +6
Correct me if I'm wrong, the US wanted the straight open. Now they're blocking it themselves??
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ThatWhiteGold Apr 13, 2026 +27
This is how you start a war with China you spastics
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lijijil Apr 13, 2026 +12
China does not need to do anything America is f****** themselves over enough as is
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SophiaKittyKat Apr 13, 2026 +13
Is this a "US hurt itself in it's confusion" moment?
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IndependenceOk7554 Apr 13, 2026 +11
he really wants the world to hate america. objective accomplished I'd say.
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Whiskee Apr 13, 2026 +13
They are 100% going for the financial enforcement, that is, insurance companies removing coverage (which effectively prevents ships from moving around and reaching ports). Except China has been building a parallel insurance infrastructure, so they don't care about Lloyd's and they don't need Western banks to process the transaction in dollars. If China decides a VLCC full of crude is sailing through that strait regardless of what the US Navy says, good f****** luck trying to stop a supertanker that requires kilometers to steer. It either goes through (and the blockade is exposed as unenforceable against anyone who matters 🤡) or a destroyer gets ordered to fire warning shots at it and now a nuclear power has the right to defend itself.
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glassfoyograss Apr 13, 2026 +7
If you can't beat them join them!
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quince911 Apr 13, 2026 +6
I can’t imagine what all these ship captains and crew feel like being swept up in this
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RecognitionFirst7241 Apr 13, 2026 +7
We went from open up the strait or we’ll destroy your civilization to, we’re closing the strait. Wild time to be alive
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greatsleepingcat Apr 13, 2026 +6
At this point, trump is not the clown here but the true clowns are the people who are letting him do and doing whatever he says
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wabashcanonball Apr 13, 2026 +18
A blockade to blockade the blockade.
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chiraltoad Apr 13, 2026 +4
4 dimensional blockades
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EnferChateau Apr 13, 2026 +29
To all the Americans who elected this sorry excuse of an Orangutan and is doing nothing to him accountable for touching children and bankrupting economies: F- YOU AND YOUR FUTURE GENERATIONS! What this citrus-colored raisin is doing to the world will make the United States the sick man of the future for the years ahead. Your country's image is ruined.  Your diplomacy ruined. Your reliability as an ally is questionable at best. I thought that United States is the Land of the Free, but it turns out the only thing that is "free" about United States is "FREE to be on the wrong side of history". Our country's on the opposite side of the world and we have to cope with what your tanned clown in the Oval Office whims every time NYSE opens up. This is getting tiresome.
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Masrim Apr 13, 2026 +13
Wasn't the goal to open the strait? Guess it has changed to "Make TACO money".
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FederalGovernmentUS Apr 13, 2026 +11
They’re still letting ships through. Just not letting anything in that comes to Iran’s ports.
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dropkickyourchildren Apr 13, 2026 +10
Fortunately for the rest of the world, the American people stand ready to mildly grumble, peacefully protest, and occasionally make fun of the way he speaks! We all sleep safer knowing that you hold your leader to such standards. For the love of your God, do something.
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SDL68 Apr 13, 2026 +5
I dunno still see ships moving in and out of Iran ports ? Marine traffic.com
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Wooden_Customer_8610 Apr 13, 2026 +4
And stock market is green
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keep_it_irie Apr 13, 2026 +5
We are the crazy tweaker with a lot of guns in the house that the the rest of the neighborhood is afraid of.
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404NotFool Apr 13, 2026 +5
Why tough? I thought Trump wants the strait to be open?
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Connect_Debt_8562 Apr 13, 2026 +6
I’m f****** tired guys. Please I don’t even remember what happened during Biden’s presidency.
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secderpsi Apr 13, 2026 +5
I'm so confused, I thought we wanted the strait open for shipping.
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Not_Legal_Advice_Pod Apr 13, 2026 +5
"If bastards don't stop punching me in the balls, I'll punch myself in the balls!  You're not in charge of punching me in the balls!  Me!  I'm in charge of punching myself in the balls." -Donald Trump
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Aromatic_Increase348 Apr 13, 2026 +5
Americans are dangerous idiots
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TimidTomcat Apr 13, 2026 +6
Americans watching their healthcare slipping further away with each truth social post.
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UnFelDeZeu Apr 13, 2026 +5
So let me get this straight, the US is blocking Oil transport towards Europe? Shouldn't Europe start pushing sanctions?
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ObstreperousOverture Apr 14, 2026 +5
For those keeping track: \-We don't need this Obama deal with Iran tear it up; and be hard on Iran. \-We're being hard on Iran so they don't get the nukes they wouldn't have gotten in the first place; but which we made them want to have even more than they did before. \-We don't care if they're going to close the strait, we're going to bomb them anyway because...Israel. Also corruption and grift. And vibes. American Vibes. The Best vibes. \-We're going to war to open the strait; which had already been open and working fine before we fucked things up, and Israel. And vibes. \-We're blockading the strait which we wanted open, which was open before but is now closed; because of us. Twice over, because of us; oh and also, Israel. \-Also, if you're keeping track and criticizing us, you're unpatriotic and anti-Semitic. Vibes.
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ExternalSpecific4042 Apr 13, 2026 +29
Americans haven’t crashed the world economy since 2008.
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Grimreap32 Apr 13, 2026 +6
Well over the last hundred years at least we average one big economical issue every 20 years, so... we're due soon?
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