Iran has learned that the Strait of Hormuz is its strongest deterrent

Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz just hours after the first tankers managed to pass through.

The country’s joint military command said on Saturday that it’s “control of the Strait of Hormuz has returned to its previous state … under strict management and control of the armed forces.”

A military spokesperson accused the US of not meeting its obligations after Donald Trump refused to lift America’s own blockade of Iranian ports.

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    Trump is the dumbest president in history, and it’s not even close. Corrupt doesn’t mean smart.

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    The dipshits on Fox last night were making hilarious claims. This is the greatest military victory ever. Iran will never be able to rebuild their military.

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    Iran is playing Trump like a fiddle. They opened it just to put the full blame on Trump.

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        I feel like it only worked as a Ponzi scheme in which the grifter has to keep up a bigger and bigger grift to avoid all the consequences.

        I think it’s why he became president, it was either that or bankruptcy, then the second time it was either that or jail.

        Basically he is hitting a ceiling as the grift can’t be expanded more than international trade.

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      It’s working properly…

      “Make deal” on a weekend.

      Markets recover a bit.

      Oops, no deal. Weekend though…

      New “deal” next Friday to bolster the markets, since all this shit is made up.

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    Well yeah, the Stock Market peaked yesterday, so we have to knock it down now, so we can ride it to the top again.

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    Literally in what fucking universe could anyone have thought that would fly. Obviously they’re not gonna keep the straight open if theyre under naval blockade

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    I only noticed now but this slob is being compared to the devil. And he constantly makes the shitiest deals. One would say he is obsessed with winning deals.

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      But really, isn’t the Devil also a pretty shitty dealmaker? I mean, how much is a soul worth nowadays? Supply is running at an all-time high, quality is definitely going down.

      The only thing that made his business viable was that it was a monopsony, with many potential sellers but only one buyer. But today’s market is much more competitive, with social networks and AI enabling a veritable marketplace that will suck your soul into the abyss little by little without so much as a contract written in your own blood.

      The time of the Devil roaming the world at leisure, negotiating precious souls of saints, artists and great men is over. Those luxury, collector souls have no market now.

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    They are definately being smart embracing his chaos. He is used to coming in and making a mess and having other folks clean it up for him. Iran has not reason to maintain stability the way like china or europe do. Thing is he learned that from putin but it works when your a minor player. Doing it with the us is just insanity.