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#Iran has re-imposed restrictions on #StraitOfHormuz, accusing the #US of violating deal to reopen it

Iran has reversed course on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, warning that it would continue to block transit through the narrow waterway as long as the US #blockade of Iranian ports remained in effect.

#IranWar #TrumpsWar #Trump #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #oil #EnergyCrisis
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#House #Republicans Thursday narrowly blocked a challenge to Trump’s #authority to continue #combat operations in #Iran, fending off a Democratic-led effort to halt the #war even as bipartisan frustration grows over a conflict that has dragged on for weeks without congressional consent.

#TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #NationalSecurity #WarCrimes #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
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#Hegseth Says #US Is Poised to Resume Combat if Talks Fail

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urged #Iran leaders to “choose wisely” & threatened more attacks, even as the war’s economic toll puts pressure on #Trump.

#MafiaState #TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
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#Democrats have to win big in November.

#Vote

#Senate rejects resolution to block #Trump from striking #Iran

The #WarPowers resolution was the fourth to fail in the chamber since the war’s start — but some #Republicans expressed fresh concern about the conflict as it approaches the two-month mark.

#IranWar #TrumpsWar #MafiaState #WarMonger #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #EnergyCrisis
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"GOP Sen Cynthia Lummis:

“We had🚨in Wyoming record distributions of Meals on Wheels…So I’m worried. I’ll admit it”

“Golden age”
-Rs against Trump

She, as all Republican MOC, have been ecstatic about their #BBB, that caused hunger across America. They cut #SNAP, farm & food programs, senior services...‼️
#MealsOnWheels #Hunger #Austerity #Inflation #Stagflation #Economy #Republicans #USPol


#War in the #MiddleEast has upended the #world #economy, the #IMF said Tues, warning in a report that disruptions to #oil markets could slow growth, fuel #inflation & raise the possibility of a global #recession.

The sober message came after the #GlobalEconomy had largely weathered a #pandemic, #Russia’s war in #Ukraine & soaring inflation without tipping into a recession. But #Trump’s decision to initiate a war in #Iran has stopped the world economy in its tracks.

#FDT
nytimes.com/2026/04/14/busines…


#US military set to begin its #blockade of #Iran #ports & #coast

The US has vowed to blockade all Iranian ports to pressure Tehran into agreeing to open the crucial #StraitOfHormuz & accepting a peace deal. Iran responded with threats on all the ports of US #allies in the Persian Gulf & the Gulf of Oman.

#idiocracy #kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #WarCrimes #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #EnergyCrisis
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#Oil #prices rise after #Trump threatens to block passage through #StraitOfHormuz

#BrentCrude, the international benchmark, was up 8%, at about $102. #US #crude was up 8% to $104.

Dow futures sank 1.04%, or 502 points. S&P 500 futures were down 1%, & Nasdaq futures declined 1.15%.

#idiocracy #kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #NationalSecurity #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
cnn.com/2026/04/12/business/oi…


#US Central Command has announced that it will begin a blockade of #Iran #ports on Monday at 10AM ET.

#CENTCOM said the blockade would be “enforced impartially against vessels of all nations” entering or departing Iranian ports & coastal areas.

It said it would still allow ships traveling between non-Iranian ports to transit the #StraitOfHormuz.

#idiocracy #Trump #IranWar #war #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #oil
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Remember how #Vance said he was in constant communication with #Trump?

Well, Trump was at a #UFC fight in Miami while #Iran talks collapsed.

On his way to Florida, Trump said it did not matter to him if a deal with Iran was reached or not: “We win, regardless,” he said.

#idiocracy #kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #WarCrimes #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
nytimes.com/2026/04/11/us/poli…


"The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index just dropped to 47.6 for April. During the height of COVID in March 2020, we never got anywhere near that low. During the 2008 financial crisis, the worst economic collapse in generations, we never saw numbers remotely close to this.

On top of that, the inflation numbers that came in this morning are brutal."

~ Ben Meiselas

#Trump #economy #inflation #oil #gas #airfares #ConsumerSentiment
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#Inflation Surges as Effects of the #IranWar Show in Prices

The #Consumer Price Index [#CPI] jumped 3.3% in the year through March, a 2-year high, reflecting higher costs for #energy & goods affected by disruptions in the #MiddleEast.

#TrumpsWar #US #Iran #Israel #war #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #EnergyCrisis
nytimes.com/live/2026/04/10/bu…


virginiamercury.com/2026/04/08… “Fix housing prices, for the love of God” #housing #Virginia #VALeg #USPolitics #inflation #shortage #zoning


#Trump says he’s “not at all” concerned about committing #WarCrimes as he continues to threaten destruction of Iran’s #bridges & #PowerPlants if they don’t meet a Tuesday-evening deadline to reopen the #StraitOfHormuz.

“I hope I don’t have to do it,” Trump added.

#deranged #sociopath #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis


#Trump broke it, now the #EU has to fix it? Make it make sense 🤦🏼‍♀️

Military planners from about 30 nations will hold talks next week on making the #StraitOfHormuz #secure for shipping, the British government said Thursday, a day after Trump called on other countries to “build up some delayed courage” & reopen the crucial sea route.

#accountability #idiocracy #IranWar #US #Iran #Israel #war ##law #geopolitics #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
nytimes.com/2026/04/02/world/u…


#FactCheck #TrumpLies

False claims #Trump made as he addressed the nation about #Iran

Trump “mischaracterized” core elements of the #US #economy [lied] & “stretched” the facts [lied] in claiming to have toppled Iran’s government as he addressed the nation Wednesday night in a time of soaring #GasPrices & persistent #inflation.

#gaslighting #propaganda #TrumpsWar #IranWar #law #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
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Saudi Prince Is Said to Push #Trump to Continue #Iran #War in Recent Calls

Prince Mohammed bin Salman [#MBS] sees a “historic opportunity” to remake the region, according to people briefed by #US officials on the conversations.

#law #murder #WarCriminals #TrumpsWar #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #geopolitics #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
nytimes.com/2026/03/24/us/poli…