U.S. declares blockade 'fully implemented,' cutting off Iran's seaborne trade 'completely'

Soo... the USA will be there for years?

It’s Tuesday, so he has “permanently opened the Strait of Hormuz”.

Remember, this was supposed to be better than everyone talking about him being in the epstein files. That's why he did it, but he fucked it up so bad that now we'll just be talking about both come November. Good job dumbass

Yay... More money wasted that we could have spent fixing problems at home (not that Republicans are the least bit interested in fixing anything).

So in other words not at all.

Look at a map and then consider that China is building roads into Afghanistan

Didn’t a Chinese cargo ship pass through yesterday?

Cutting off trade completely just like how we obliterated their nuclear program and wiped out their entire air defense system?

Okay grandpa... you did good. let's go get you a happy meal

Lolz, Dementia Don believes the craziest lies, his handlers should be prosecuted

And completely f****** over half the world it's population, whose daily livelihoods depend on their ability to travel for work. This traitorous a****** will gladly make the poorest of the poor suffer than admit he ever fucked up.

I want to see the US Navy stop a Chinese-flagged ship. Go ahead. I’ll wait.

And everyone else's you f****** idiots.

No, Trump announced this morning the strait was fully open. Easy peasy lemon breezy! Or, Trump is just crazy. Could be either.

I mean this is so stupid. This region has nothing to do with the US or the common average US citizen.

Would be a bummer if this country had one or two or three or four land borders they could still trade through

Oh delightful, this should go well 

So when do they sink their own ships? That would track with the general competence level, and especially Hegseth.

so he chokes iran off economically. iran closes the entire straight as a result choking off 20% of the worlds energy supply as a result plus the red sea if they get yemen on board. basically trump is seeing what collapses first, the world economy or iran

Now why didn't I think of that? Let's see... the Straight of Hormuz was open and free to navigate prior to Feb. 28, 2026. Trump starts a war with Iran which closes the Strait, only allowing 2 or 3 boats per day to pass while charging a $2,000,000 toll each. Trump then conjures up this brilliant plan where he makes sure the Strait is completely locked down from the other side so no boats get to pass. Yep. That'll lower the price of oil and increase the supply. /s

Another blockade. Cuba & now Iran. Make Everything Worse Again(MEWA). > Definitely, it is not going to Make America Great Again(MAGA). > I hope American people realise that TACO is MEWA & not MAGA.

Then why is Trump on truth social bragging about the number of ships going through?

So says the most unreliable and dishonest government

They don’t know what to do and any day now the chickens will come home to roost.

This is all a distraction. The US is planning to attack Iran through a ground invasion. The 'ceasefire' was a trick to build up forces to attack Iran. More than 50,000 U.S. military personnel are deployed in the region; including 2,500 Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, more than 1,200 elite forces from the 82nd Airborne Division, Delta Force, and the 75th Ranger Regiment. There is also continued deployment of units from the 82nd Airborne Division and an amphibious assault group under the command of the multipurpose carrier USS Boxer, along with 2,500 Marines, as well as the carrier strike group under the command of the nuclear-powered carrier USS George H.W. Bush which are moving toward the conflict zone.

I want Chinese vessels to go through to see what US does… escalating with China would definitely be a dangerous move

Except for oil to Russia and China?

Just like that... the U.S. is now the Axis Power. All it took was one man to destroy America from within.

Opened, close which is it now?

A blockade is an act of war. Congress is pathetic.

How much is this costing a day?

The craziest part is that the president is still a child rapist

Did they block the caspian? Iran is not one of these poor Arab countries

My MAGA friend (lifelong buddy) is convinced that fuel will be under $2 a gallon by September. I can hardly wait to see if that actually happens. I told him that Im setting a calendar reminder to check. Not that I don’t want it to happen, but I absolutely do not believe it will. Period.

Who is The Dread Pirate Roberts?

Umm isn't this just piracy? Sail up to a foreign country and demand money from passing ships.

Un blocus d'un détroit qui était déjà bloqué pour les pétroliers U.S , quel tocard , c'est sûr que les prix a la pompe vont baisser après ça

This is like two guys at the bar talking shit. Just start swinging or go home, boys.

Cool cool let's bring both India and China into this war too.

Why do I feel like I’d be the captain rolling up anyway if I was some random ass country with no involvement in the Middle East… like “yea.. any way you can let me pass though? I appreciate you folks here trying to battle and shit but I really don’t wanna go the long way to my destination…”

As china goes right past

Except Chinese ships are already running the blockade and calling the US' bluff

> China is very happy that I am permanently opening the Strait of Hormuz. I am doing it for them, also - And the World. This situation will never happen again. They have agreed not to send weapons to Iran. President Xi will give me a big, fat, hug when I get there in a few weeks. We are working together smartly, and very well! Doesn’t that beat fighting??? BUT REMEMBER, we are very good at fighting, if we have to - far better than anyone else!!! > 4/15/26, 7:46 AM For all the terrible shit he’s done it still has to be tough for his loved ones to watch him suffer with end stages of dementia. Many people have lost loved ones to dementia and I’m no different, and I can empathize with his family. Edit: **Empathy** (noun) - the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another

Andddd it’s gone. CNBC doesn’t know what journalistic integrity means

I thought it was a cease-fire, oh yeah, Trump.

Heard a Chinese ship just sailed on through no problemo.

It’s not just cutting off Iran’s trade but okay.

Well I suppose there is always the inefficient Caspian sea for the desperate regime without an alternative

So here’s the thing. US blockades don’t mean guns blazing on privateers. They warn, they take notes and then they log the ship and it will be restricted from entering ports belonging to countries that are supporting the sanctions. A lot of ships will just turn around, but some like the Chinese flagged oil vessels will weigh the likelihood of the US actually seizing Chinese ships and oil. As we have seen, the risk was worth it. If they do raid the vessel it’s not uncommon for the bridge crew to weld themselves into the cabin and set course for friendly waters, which locks out US boarding parties and they will leave instead of placing the VBSS team in danger. So blockades are a lot more administrative and legal maneuvering than some action movie. It is also not uncommon for a ship to run a blockade and be at a US port a month later under a different flag and company. China ignoring the blockade and shipping oil isn’t outrageous, it’s pretty normal. There will be other sanctions on them later if the US wants to press the issue.

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Keep it up and Dont budge.