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Trump's conflicting messages sow confusion [& disbelief] over the #IranWar
#Trump says the #US is winning the #war with #Iran even as thousands of additional American #troops deploy to the #MiddleEast.
He has pilloried other countries for not helping the US, only to say later he does not need their assistance. He has 2X delayed deadlines for Iran to reopen the #StraitOfHormuz.
#FactCheck #TrumpLies #TrumpsWar #propaganda #RulesOfWar #law #WarPowers #geopolitics #economy
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#Trump said Thursday he will delay a threatened strike on #Iran #energy #infrastructure & extend his deadline for Tehran to reopen the #StraitOfHormuz until April 6, claiming talks to end the #war are “going very well.” The move marks a pullback from Trump’s earlier warning that the #US would target Iran’s energy plants if the crucial shipping lane remained closed.
#TrumpsWar #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #geopolitics #MiddleEast #economy
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The Israeli #military said it killed an Iranian naval commander who played a pivotal role in blocking the #StraitOfHormuz.
#Israel said Thursday it killed Commodore #AlirezaTangsiri, the head of the #IRGC navy.
Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz said Tangsiri had been killed along with other senior naval commanders in a strike overnight.
Katz said Tangsiri was responsible for bombing operations that have blocked ships from crossing the Strait of Hormuz.
"We will, eventually, get a negotiated settlement with Iran. There will be no change of the Iranian regime, nor unconditional surrender. Which means that President Trump will have failed to achieve his primary war aims."
~ Jonathan V. Last
#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz #RegimeChange
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Trump Doesn’t Have the Cards
Karma comes for our very stable genius and has he even said “thank you”?Jonathan V. Last (The Bulwark)
"He’s about to wind down and exit because he doesn’t give a damn about anything except maintaining his wealth and power — and the war is now costing him both.
It’s hurting his financial backers in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar — whose wealth has been seriously diminished by the war and whose vulnerability has been exposed."
~ Robert Reich
#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #economy #oil #gas #ApprovalRating
/26
"The Iran conflict has been sold to the public as a story with a clear objective, to stop their nuclear program, punish its proxies, restore deterrence, and then, by magic, stability reigns. But when you dig deeper, you don’t find a coherent plan; you find a chaotic conflict with no endgame. There is no path toward resolution, but rather an endless catastrophe."
~ Mark Mansour
#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #lies #disinformation #propaganda
/25
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What Are The Endgames For The Iran “War”?
all are fraught with grave problemsMark Mansour (America’s Fractured Politics)
"Simmons is the father of 28-year-old Master Sergeant Tyler Simmons, who was among the six crew members killed last week when their refueling plane crashed in Iraq."
#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #lies #disinformation #propaganda
/24
"The father of a dead U.S. serviceman has denied claims by Pete Hegseth that he told the Defense Secretary to 'not stop until the job is done' – referring to the war in Iran.
'No, I didn’t say anything along those lines,' Charles Simmons told NBC News in an interview Thursday, recalling his encounter with Hegseth at the Dover Air Force Base in Delaware."
~ Mike Bedigan
#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #lies #disinformation #propaganda
/23
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Father of dead serviceman says he never told Hegseth to ‘finish the job’ in Iran: report
‘No, I didn’t say anything along those lines,’ Charles Simmons told NBC News in an interview ThursdayMike Bedigan (The Independent)
"People are still trying to pretend there's some sophisticated plan here."
~ Ron Filipkowski quoting Gregg Carlstrom
#Trump #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz
/22
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This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 333
… Trump made another disgusting post celebrating the death of former FBI Director Robert Mueller: “Robert Mueller just died.Ron Filipkowski (Meidas+)
"All the madman posturing in the world can’t change this simple fact: Iran knows how badly Trump needs to get the oil-price situation under control. Again and again, Trump has signaled he will let other foreign-policy objectives fall by the wayside to address this major domestic concern."
~ Andrew Egger
#Trump #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz
/21
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Better to TACO Than Not to TACO
Trump chickened out again . . . for now.William Kristol (The Bulwark)
"Anyone who speaks casually about the death and destruction and madness of war is a despicable monster."
#Trump #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #KhargIsland #oil #gas #Marines #troops
/20
The Washington Post is taking things seriously tonight. Here is their headline:
“Trump threats, U.S. troop build-up raise specter of battle for Hormuz.”
It’s not boots on the ground. It’s blood on the ground. At the whim of one man, the blood of thousands has already been spilled. No matter who it belongs to, all blood is precious."
~ Lucian K. Truscott
#Trump #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #KhargIsland #oil #gas #Marines #troops
/19
"Some estimates, the first two sources tell us, are easily in the dozens for an initial phase of occupation, with numbers likely to rise sharply if President Trump wished to hold the island for an extended duration.
Some of the internal Kharg analysis has been shared directly with Trump in recent weeks, sources stress."
#Trump #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #KhargIsland #oil #gas #Marines #troops
/18
"In multiple scenarios, if Donald Trump were to invade and try to occupy Kharg Island for an extended period of time, American casualties would very likely be 'considerable,' one of the people familiar with the matter says."
~ Asawin Suebsaeng and Andrew Perez
#Trump #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #KhargIsland #oil #gas #Marines #troops
/17
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First Draft: 🇮🇷 The Kharg Island Bloodbath?
If Trump carries out his decades-long violent fantasy, his team expects ‘considerable’ US casualties. Plus, the clock is ticking on the US president's threat to commit war crimes in Iran.Asawin Suebsaeng (Zeteo)
"At least 2,200 troops of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit have departed from Camp Pendleton aboard the USS Boxer, an amphibious assault ship."
~ Marcie Jones
#Trump #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #KhargIsland #oil #gas #Marines #troops
/16
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Mullah Said There'd Be Days Like This. Tabs: Mon. March 23, 2026
News and things to read and watch! Iran, Trump, Jeffrey EpsteinMarcie Jones (Wonkette)
"Donald Trump is backing down from striking Iranian power plants, giving a five-day extension due to what he describes as productive talks with Iran. The problem is that Iran denies having any conversations with the White House or even through intermediaries."
~ Aaron Parnas
"'And he’s not going to get a ceasefire as long as Iran is holding the gun of the strait of Hormuz against his head.'
'He tends to be naive about how things can happen,' Panetta told Smith. 'If he says it and keeps saying it, there’s always a hope that what he says will come true. But that’s what kids do. It’s not what presidents do.'”
"As former defense secretary and Central Intelligence Agency director Leon Panetta told David Smith of The Guardian, '[I]f there was an escape here for Trump, it would be to declare victory and it’s over and we’ve been able to be successful in all of our military targets. The problem is he can declare victory all he wants but, if he doesn’t get the ceasefire, he’s got nothing.'"
"The president is under enormous pressure, as his war with Iran sparked Iranian officials to close the Strait of Hormuz, through which about 20% of the world’s oil flows. This outcome was expected by previous presidents, but Trump seemed to think he could avoid it and now is stuck without an easy solution."
~ Heather Cox Richardson
"After more than two weeks of consistent bombing, new US intelligence suggests Iran’s regime is now consolidating power, unlikely to collapse, and led by a cadre more extreme than before."
~ Jon Hoffman
#Trump #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #oil #gas #Israel #RegimeChange
/7
"Instead of imploding from within, Iran’s govt has dug in and escalated the conflict, striking blows and counterblows against military bases, cities, ships in the Persian Gulf, and against vulnerable oil and gas installations.”
#Trump #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #oil #gas #Israel #RegimeChange
/6
"The belief that Israel and the US could help instigate widespread revolt was a foundational flaw in the preparations for a war that has spread across the Middle East."
Mark Mazzetti, Julian E. Barnes, Edward Wong and Ronen Bergman
#Trump #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #oil #gas #Israel #RegimeChange
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"Why the desperation? The answer is obvious. It’s turning out not just that regime change — if that was really the goal — is hard to engineer, but also that the world is a lot more dependent on the Strait of Hormuz than Trump and co. seem to have realized."
#Trump says the #US will “obliterate” #Iran power plants if it doesn’t fully open the #StraitOfHormuz within 48 hours
Trump issued the ultimatum on social media while he spent the weekend at his resort in Florida.
He said he’s giving Iran exactly 48 hours to open the vital waterway or face a new round of attacks. He said the US would destroy “various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST!”
#TrumpsWar #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #law #geopolitics #MiddleEast
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#Iran confirmed death of #AliLarijani, believed to be running Iran since the beginning of the #war
A week ago, after #Trump threatened to attack Iran “TWENTY TIMES HARDER” if Tehran stopped #oil flowing through the #StraitOfHormuz, Larijani responded on X∶
“The sacrificial nation of Iran doesn’t fear your empty threats. Even those bigger than you couldn’t eliminate Iran. Be careful not to get eliminated yourself.”
#TrumpsWar #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #geopolitics
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Hmm, the Houthis in Yemen 🇾🇪 announced they want to support Iran 🇮🇷 by closing down the Bab El-Mandeb strait. Basically the passage from and to the Suez Canal. World economy RIP.
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#iranwar #straitofhormuz #babelmandeb #suezcanal
Iran-US conflict overview: Hormuz Strait closed, v…
Latest developments across the region The situation in the region is largely unchanged. Over 130 ships remain locked…
#EuropeSays #Headlines #News #Europe #Europa #EU #StraitofHormuz #Hormuz
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No One, Not Even Beijing, Is Getting Through the Strait of Hormuz
Curiously, while almost all China-flagged vessels have chosen not to attempt transit, a Marshall Islands–flagged cargo ship named…
#EuropeSays #Headlines #News #Europe #Europa #EU #StraitofHormuz #Hormuz
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No One, Not Even Beijing, Is Getting Through the Strait of Hormuz - Iran
Curiously, while almost all China-flagged vessels have chosen not to attempt transit, a Marshall Islands–flagged cargo ship named Iron Maiden invoked ChineseEUROPE SAYS (Iran)
