Trump touts ‘total control’ over Hormuz after US helicopter fires at vessel attempting to break naval blockade
Peloni: As time creeps by, the US midterms draw closer and Trump becomes more dedicated towards leaving Iran to crash on the rocks of the ever tightening US economic war waged against the regime. The regime’s decided efforts to continue to become ever more desperate to raise the stakes in what some are describing as a game of political chicken. The economic consequences of the US blockade has left Iran with no customers bold enough to run afoul of US sanctions, and has led to Iran’s main export hub in Kharg Island shutting down its oil processing. Iran has little fear of any rising from its people as it has demonstrated its willingness to send any number of dissidents to a speedy end, but it must mainain the support of the regime forces and for this it needs some way to pay these forces. A recent report indicated that it might be saved by its role in BRICs, but the reality is that BRICs association is not capable of actually saving Iran without drawing the wrath of US sanctions war on the relevant nations involved, which again is why Iran currently has no oil sales and is in turn why its oil exports are going nowhere, making the below report of the US strike enforcing its blockade all the more relevant.
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President of the United States Donald Trump speaking at the 2025 (CPAC). Photo by Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America – Donald Trump, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikipedia
U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. military has “total control” over the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing naval blockade of Iranian ports, while negotiations appear deadlocked and the Iranian regime continues to escalate its threats – leaving the future of the conflict unclear.






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