Wait? What! Trump now says HE will close the Strait of Hormuz??? The old blockade to block a blockade that wasn’t blocked before being blocked strategy????
What the actual fuck?
Oil price jumps on news US navy will blockade Strait of Hormuz
Oil prices have spiked in early trading after the US military announced it will begin a blockade “of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports” at 10:00am Monday ET – 2am Tuesday NZT.
The price of US crude oil rose 8% to US$104.24 a barrel and Brent crude oil, the international standard, rose 7% to US$102.29 in early trading.
“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”, US CENTCOM said.
It said it would still allow ships traveling between non-Iranian ports to transit the Strait of Hormuz.
The spectre of increased oil prices from the blockade prompted a post on X by Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf.
Brent crude has swung dramatically during the Iran war, rising from roughly US$70 per barrel before the war in late February to more than US$119 at times. At the weekend, ahead of the peace talks, Brent for June delivery fell 0.8% to US$95.20 per barrel.
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Let me see if I can get this completely straight.
Trump gets tricked by Israel into launching the worst geopolitical blunder since Vietnam, kills thousands, promises war crimes and the genocide of a 7000 year civilisation AND NOW Trump now says HE will close the Strait of Hormuz???
The old blockade to block a blockade that wasn’t blocked before being blocked strategy????
This is beyond satire now! Even the Iranians can’t believe this latest threat..
…the Chinese are just as scathing…
… I told you Trump was a deranged orange fascist and everyone in NZ who has sucked up to him has enabled this fascism…
…even you die hard NZFirst hate trolls are privately admitting Trump is insane because finally his madness is punching you in the wallet every time you fill up at the petrol pump!
Trump alongside Israel launched an illegal war against Iran and Iran responded exactly as we knew they would respond by closing the Strait.
There’s a reason no one was stupid enough to attempt direct military violence against Iran!
Listening to Trump claim victory as he derails the entire global economy is so beyond reality.
Don’t you dare forget that National, ACT and NZF enabled this fascist!
