Trump: US maintains control of Strait of Hormuz, "IRGC is decimated and fleeing"
...The president added that the US maintains full control over the Strait of Hormuz - a crucial transit point that handled roughly a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas prior to the conflict.
"The USA has total control over the Strait of Hormuz. I THNK WE WILL KEEP IT! Our Naval Blockade is being called, by everyone, "A WALL OF STEEL," and there is nothing Iran can do about it," Trump posted to Truth Social on Wednesday.
"They have no Navy, they have no Air Force, their remaining soldiers are unpaid, the IRGC is decimated and fleeing, and their 'Leadership' is uncertain, at best!" he continued...
I don't think I've ever seen anyone who lies so much and so consistently. About literally everything. Anything, really. It doesn't matter. As long as he can lie, he will talk. That's his thing, his MO. The funniest thing about it is just how bad at it he is. The retard one has to be to believe it...
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...The president added that the US maintains full control over the Strait of Hormuz - a crucial transit point that handled roughly a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas prior to the conflict.
"The USA has total control over the Strait of Hormuz. I THNK WE WILL KEEP IT! Our Naval Blockade is being called, by everyone, "A WALL OF STEEL," and there is nothing Iran can do about it," Trump posted to Truth Social on Wednesday.
"They have no Navy, they have no Air Force, their remaining soldiers are unpaid, the IRGC is decimated and fleeing, and their 'Leadership' is uncertain, at best!" he continued...
I don't think I've ever seen anyone who lies so much and so consistently. About literally everything. Anything, really. It doesn't matter. As long as he can lie, he will talk. That's his thing, his MO. The funniest thing about it is just how bad at it he is. The retard one has to be to believe it...
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Texas: 2 dead after military helicopter crashes in Salado
A military helicopter crashed in Salado, Texas, killing two people, according to the Bell County Sheriff's Office. On Wednesday, the AH-64 United States Army Apache aircraft, operating out of Fort Hood military installation, crashed around 1:35 p.m. local time. Both pilots were pronounced dead at the scene, according to Cliff Coleman, a spokesman for the Bell County Sheriff's Office.
"It crashed into a field, and you could tell it was a violent crash," Coleman said. Emergency crews responded to a large wildfire sparked from the crash, prompting localized evacuations. While the site continued to burn Wednesday afternoon, authorities confirmed that no homes or other structures were damaged...
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A military helicopter crashed in Salado, Texas, killing two people, according to the Bell County Sheriff's Office. On Wednesday, the AH-64 United States Army Apache aircraft, operating out of Fort Hood military installation, crashed around 1:35 p.m. local time. Both pilots were pronounced dead at the scene, according to Cliff Coleman, a spokesman for the Bell County Sheriff's Office.
"It crashed into a field, and you could tell it was a violent crash," Coleman said. Emergency crews responded to a large wildfire sparked from the crash, prompting localized evacuations. While the site continued to burn Wednesday afternoon, authorities confirmed that no homes or other structures were damaged...
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Trump: Leavitt to step down from her position at end of the month
...White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will step down from her position at the end of the month, President Donald Trump announced in a statement, praising her tenure and outlining her future role within his political apparatus.
According to Trump, Leavitt's decision to exit the administration stems from a desire to focus on her family and young children. Trump expressed full support for her departure, commending her service as one of his most important communications strategists and trusted aides while endorsing her transition back to private life...
Yeah sure, because the bimbo didn't know she had a family a year ago. She just realized it. My guess is her ability to lie wasn't growing with the administration's crimes. Gotta find someone even dumber to do the job.
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...White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will step down from her position at the end of the month, President Donald Trump announced in a statement, praising her tenure and outlining her future role within his political apparatus.
According to Trump, Leavitt's decision to exit the administration stems from a desire to focus on her family and young children. Trump expressed full support for her departure, commending her service as one of his most important communications strategists and trusted aides while endorsing her transition back to private life...
Yeah sure, because the bimbo didn't know she had a family a year ago. She just realized it. My guess is her ability to lie wasn't growing with the administration's crimes. Gotta find someone even dumber to do the job.
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Forwarded from Middle East Spectator — MES
— President Trump’s hiding place during ‘Operation Taco’, where he secretly moved from Air Force One to a different plane by hiding in a food and beverage cart.
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US "presses" Netanyahu to condemn settler siege of Palestinian homes in Qusra
The US is apparently "pressing" Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to publicly condemn a siege imposed by extremist Jewish settlers on homes in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra, US and Israeli officials told Reuters on Friday.
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, a staunch supporter of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, condemned the settlers involved on Thursday, calling them "Israeli terrorists."
The two officials, who spoke anonymously to discuss sensitive diplomatic exchanges, said Washington began raising objections after learning that one of the homes under siege belonged to a US Palestinian citizen.
Yeah, nah. Does anyone still believe this? I hope none of you do.
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The US is apparently "pressing" Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to publicly condemn a siege imposed by extremist Jewish settlers on homes in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra, US and Israeli officials told Reuters on Friday.
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, a staunch supporter of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, condemned the settlers involved on Thursday, calling them "Israeli terrorists."
The two officials, who spoke anonymously to discuss sensitive diplomatic exchanges, said Washington began raising objections after learning that one of the homes under siege belonged to a US Palestinian citizen.
Yeah, nah. Does anyone still believe this? I hope none of you do.
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JPMorgan says Iran, Oman "legally justified" to charge Hormuz navigation fees
Denmark, Sweden, and Turkiye charge service fees for vessels to pass through narrow waters in their maritime territory, providing a precedent for Iran and Oman to do the same for the Strait of Hormuz.
...JPMorgan explained in a memo that international law grants ships the right of "innocent passage" through territorial waters, making it illegal to charge fees simply for transit (tolls).
However, charging fees for specific navigational and security services may be permissible, the memo argued. For example, Denmark and Sweden currently levy charges on vessels transiting the Danish Straits. Rather than charging a toll, which would be illegal, they charge for services...
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Denmark, Sweden, and Turkiye charge service fees for vessels to pass through narrow waters in their maritime territory, providing a precedent for Iran and Oman to do the same for the Strait of Hormuz.
...JPMorgan explained in a memo that international law grants ships the right of "innocent passage" through territorial waters, making it illegal to charge fees simply for transit (tolls).
However, charging fees for specific navigational and security services may be permissible, the memo argued. For example, Denmark and Sweden currently levy charges on vessels transiting the Danish Straits. Rather than charging a toll, which would be illegal, they charge for services...
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US must admit "final defeat" says Iranian official
Chairman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Iranian Parliament, Ebrahim Azizi, stated on Friday that Iran "will stop confronting the US until final defeat," cautioning that the US must recognize that "if it again makes a mistake in its calculations towards Iran and exposes the security of our people to danger, we will rob it of security in various parts of the world."
No "mistakes in calculations towards Iran..." were made. Not fundamentally, anyway. If this is true, we'll be back. If it doesn't work then, we'll return again. And again. And again. Until Iran falls. The CIA won't stand still either and engage in their typical operations. The only way to prevent it is to push the advantage Iranians apparently believe they have. I said it before, Iranians are blowing their own trumpets way too early.
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Chairman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Iranian Parliament, Ebrahim Azizi, stated on Friday that Iran "will stop confronting the US until final defeat," cautioning that the US must recognize that "if it again makes a mistake in its calculations towards Iran and exposes the security of our people to danger, we will rob it of security in various parts of the world."
No "mistakes in calculations towards Iran..." were made. Not fundamentally, anyway. If this is true, we'll be back. If it doesn't work then, we'll return again. And again. And again. Until Iran falls. The CIA won't stand still either and engage in their typical operations. The only way to prevent it is to push the advantage Iranians apparently believe they have. I said it before, Iranians are blowing their own trumpets way too early.
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Trump confirms prior Air Force One plane switch, citing alleged Iranian threat: "I didn't really ask too much about it. I get a lot of threats"
...Meanwhile, in a secret transfer, Trump and a small group of aides were also moved off the plane on the side opposite the cameras using an elevated airport catering truck - the type of vehicle typically used to reload food and flight supplies, according to ABC News.
Next, the catering container transported the president across the tarmac to a smaller, nondescript US Air Force C-32A. Both aircraft departed separately and flew to a refueling stop in Britain without incident, where he reportedly sneaked back aboard the Air Force One...
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...Meanwhile, in a secret transfer, Trump and a small group of aides were also moved off the plane on the side opposite the cameras using an elevated airport catering truck - the type of vehicle typically used to reload food and flight supplies, according to ABC News.
Next, the catering container transported the president across the tarmac to a smaller, nondescript US Air Force C-32A. Both aircraft departed separately and flew to a refueling stop in Britain without incident, where he reportedly sneaked back aboard the Air Force One...
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British taxpayers unknowingly subsidize therapy for Israeli soldiers
UK taxpayers are unknowingly subsidizing "therapeutic healing" and psychological treatment of Israeli soldiers who served in Gaza, Declassified UK reported on 13 August.
The investigation revealed that an undisclosed sum reached the Yahalom Foundation, an Israeli veterans group serving the Israeli military engineering unit, through a British charity, with the government adding a further 25 percent under the Gift Aid scheme.
That additional quarter comes from the British government, which administers Gift Aid through His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC)...
The British taxpayer, just like us, subsidizes a lot of shit. Many horrible crimes against humanity included. But why would they care? IT'S THE MANCHASTER DARBY THIS WEEKEND MATE! OI OI!
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UK taxpayers are unknowingly subsidizing "therapeutic healing" and psychological treatment of Israeli soldiers who served in Gaza, Declassified UK reported on 13 August.
The investigation revealed that an undisclosed sum reached the Yahalom Foundation, an Israeli veterans group serving the Israeli military engineering unit, through a British charity, with the government adding a further 25 percent under the Gift Aid scheme.
That additional quarter comes from the British government, which administers Gift Aid through His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC)...
The British taxpayer, just like us, subsidizes a lot of shit. Many horrible crimes against humanity included. But why would they care? IT'S THE MANCHASTER DARBY THIS WEEKEND MATE! OI OI!
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Oil prices rise as US threatens indefinite naval blockade of Iran
Oil prices climbed on Friday and were set for weekly gains after the US threatened to impose an indefinite naval blockade on Iran, fueling concerns over potential disruptions to crude supplies from West Asia.
Brent futures rose $1.43, or 1.64%, to $88.50 a barrel at 08:10 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude gained $1.56, or 1.92%, to $82.81 a barrel.
Look, I'll keep sharing stuff like this, because I guess (???) it's important news. To someone, I'm sure. Many of you know I personally don't give a shit and consider all of this fake and gay. But maybe I'm wrong, I've no idea.
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Oil prices climbed on Friday and were set for weekly gains after the US threatened to impose an indefinite naval blockade on Iran, fueling concerns over potential disruptions to crude supplies from West Asia.
Brent futures rose $1.43, or 1.64%, to $88.50 a barrel at 08:10 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude gained $1.56, or 1.92%, to $82.81 a barrel.
Look, I'll keep sharing stuff like this, because I guess (???) it's important news. To someone, I'm sure. Many of you know I personally don't give a shit and consider all of this fake and gay. But maybe I'm wrong, I've no idea.
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Pentagon lost one fourth of US drone fleet in war on Iran
Washington has lost one fourth of its entire MQ-9 Reaper drone fleet since the start of the war on Iran, the Washington Post reported on 13 August, citing anonymous US officials. At least 45 MQ-9 Reaper drones, used to conduct surveillance and targeted strikes, have been shot down, accounting for around 25 percent of the US military's supply.
Not all of those drones were shot down by Iranian air defenses, one official said, with an unspecified number of them crashing due to communication failures...
While I stand behind what I said about Iranians blowing their own trumpets way too early, I absolutely think they've managed to demonstrate our army's limits. Pretty clearly, in fact. We've achieved fuck all in Iran as of this moment. Khamenei for a younger Khamenei, as the joke goes. The casualties we've suffered so far as nowhere near being insignificant. I'd call them pretty damn bad. Especially when it comes to planes.
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Washington has lost one fourth of its entire MQ-9 Reaper drone fleet since the start of the war on Iran, the Washington Post reported on 13 August, citing anonymous US officials. At least 45 MQ-9 Reaper drones, used to conduct surveillance and targeted strikes, have been shot down, accounting for around 25 percent of the US military's supply.
Not all of those drones were shot down by Iranian air defenses, one official said, with an unspecified number of them crashing due to communication failures...
While I stand behind what I said about Iranians blowing their own trumpets way too early, I absolutely think they've managed to demonstrate our army's limits. Pretty clearly, in fact. We've achieved fuck all in Iran as of this moment. Khamenei for a younger Khamenei, as the joke goes. The casualties we've suffered so far as nowhere near being insignificant. I'd call them pretty damn bad. Especially when it comes to planes.
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WH: Prescription drugs drop to a record 60 year low thanks to TrumpRx
...President Donald Trump has long pledged to lower prescription drug costs, and the White House credited these recent price cuts to TrumpRx - a service that delivers select medications directly to patients' homes. Highlighting the high cost of GLP-1 weight loss medications, which Trump informally dubbed the "fat drug," officials pointed to the platform’s entry level doses starting at $150.
On Thursday, the White House declared that prescription drug prices are now plummeting thanks to President Trump's ongoing efforts to slash prices.
"Prescription drug prices PLUMMETING," the post read. "Thanks to President Trump's promise to SLASH prescription drug costs and TrumpRx, drug prices just saw their sharpest drop in more than 60 YEARS. MORE WINNING FOR AMERICA!"
HAHAHAHAHAHA... What a misleading article. Classic OANN. I'll explain why in the next post. I'll write it in the sanitized journo style we all know and love.
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...President Donald Trump has long pledged to lower prescription drug costs, and the White House credited these recent price cuts to TrumpRx - a service that delivers select medications directly to patients' homes. Highlighting the high cost of GLP-1 weight loss medications, which Trump informally dubbed the "fat drug," officials pointed to the platform’s entry level doses starting at $150.
On Thursday, the White House declared that prescription drug prices are now plummeting thanks to President Trump's ongoing efforts to slash prices.
"Prescription drug prices PLUMMETING," the post read. "Thanks to President Trump's promise to SLASH prescription drug costs and TrumpRx, drug prices just saw their sharpest drop in more than 60 YEARS. MORE WINNING FOR AMERICA!"
HAHAHAHAHAHA... What a misleading article. Classic OANN. I'll explain why in the next post. I'll write it in the sanitized journo style we all know and love.
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Ehm ehm...
The article contains a real statistic but presents it in a misleading way.
US prescription drug prices did fall sharply - about 3.1% year over year, the steepest annual decline in roughly 60 years. However, that means the rate of price change hit a 60 year low; it does not mean drug prices themselves are the lowest in 60 years.
TrumpRx is real and has delivered substantial discounts on selected medicines, and the Trump administration has negotiated price reductions with drugmakers. But the BLS data do not establish that TrumpRx or Trump's policies caused the nationwide 3.1% decline.
The prescription drug CPI reflects overall amounts paid, including insurance discounts, Medicare payments, and consumers switching to cheaper drugs. Thus, OAN turns a genuine economic statistic into a stronger political claim than the evidence supports.
The fair conclusion is: drug prices really have fallen dramatically, while the claim that TrumpRx caused the historic decline remains unproven.
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The article contains a real statistic but presents it in a misleading way.
US prescription drug prices did fall sharply - about 3.1% year over year, the steepest annual decline in roughly 60 years. However, that means the rate of price change hit a 60 year low; it does not mean drug prices themselves are the lowest in 60 years.
TrumpRx is real and has delivered substantial discounts on selected medicines, and the Trump administration has negotiated price reductions with drugmakers. But the BLS data do not establish that TrumpRx or Trump's policies caused the nationwide 3.1% decline.
The prescription drug CPI reflects overall amounts paid, including insurance discounts, Medicare payments, and consumers switching to cheaper drugs. Thus, OAN turns a genuine economic statistic into a stronger political claim than the evidence supports.
The fair conclusion is: drug prices really have fallen dramatically, while the claim that TrumpRx caused the historic decline remains unproven.
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Now let me use normal language...
It's bullshit. Not in a sense that nothing changed, but in the same sense as with literally everything the dude does or says. It's either a complete fabrication or an off the wall exaggeration.
In fact, overall US prices were still rising. The overall CPI increased 3.4% over the year through July, while medical care services rose 2.7%. That's according TO THE SAME BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS ARTICLE THE GUY QUOTES! So hey, feel good about a large year on year drop while the prices actually keep rising. Don't believe me? Here, read it yourself!
www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.htm
OANN does their typical bullshit artist trick of taking real statistics and twisting them to shill for some asshole by presenting them from an isolated reference frame. Do you even narrative frame, bro?!
This is so exhausting.
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It's bullshit. Not in a sense that nothing changed, but in the same sense as with literally everything the dude does or says. It's either a complete fabrication or an off the wall exaggeration.
In fact, overall US prices were still rising. The overall CPI increased 3.4% over the year through July, while medical care services rose 2.7%. That's according TO THE SAME BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS ARTICLE THE GUY QUOTES! So hey, feel good about a large year on year drop while the prices actually keep rising. Don't believe me? Here, read it yourself!
www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.htm
OANN does their typical bullshit artist trick of taking real statistics and twisting them to shill for some asshole by presenting them from an isolated reference frame. Do you even narrative frame, bro?!
This is so exhausting.
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Russia will destroy Western support for Kiev's war machine
...The minister said Moscow would not resort to the same tactics, but warned that its response would become increasingly severe.
"We will not sink to their level. Instead, we will adopt much harsher methods to destroy everything that enables the West to fuel Kiev's war machine. We are already doing this, and they are already moaning." he said.
The minister also reiterated that Ukrainian and Western proposals to freeze the conflict along the current front line are unacceptable. He argued that doing so under present conditions would amount to betraying both the Soviet victory over the Axis powers in World War II and the broader history of Russian statehood...
Speaking of shit that is exhausting... Any day now, comrade. PATEL?! I am waiting for the new leads!
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...The minister said Moscow would not resort to the same tactics, but warned that its response would become increasingly severe.
"We will not sink to their level. Instead, we will adopt much harsher methods to destroy everything that enables the West to fuel Kiev's war machine. We are already doing this, and they are already moaning." he said.
The minister also reiterated that Ukrainian and Western proposals to freeze the conflict along the current front line are unacceptable. He argued that doing so under present conditions would amount to betraying both the Soviet victory over the Axis powers in World War II and the broader history of Russian statehood...
Speaking of shit that is exhausting... Any day now, comrade. PATEL?! I am waiting for the new leads!
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The illusion of law
Judges will not save our republic.
Law is power with lipstick. Contra Chief Justice John Roberts, judges are not really umpires calling balls and strikes. The rules and precedents they must interpret are too diffuse and contradictory; choosing which to prioritize or rely upon is a bit like looking out over a crowd and picking your friends.
Decisions of the United States Supreme Court are better understood as corroborative. Majority, concurring, and dissenting opinions alike are the product of subjective reasoning, often telling us more about the priorities and predilections of their authors than the objective meaning of the law itself.
Hey, that's actually a decent article! They can do it when they want to. This one by Bruce Fein. Go read it.
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Judges will not save our republic.
Law is power with lipstick. Contra Chief Justice John Roberts, judges are not really umpires calling balls and strikes. The rules and precedents they must interpret are too diffuse and contradictory; choosing which to prioritize or rely upon is a bit like looking out over a crowd and picking your friends.
Decisions of the United States Supreme Court are better understood as corroborative. Majority, concurring, and dissenting opinions alike are the product of subjective reasoning, often telling us more about the priorities and predilections of their authors than the objective meaning of the law itself.
Hey, that's actually a decent article! They can do it when they want to. This one by Bruce Fein. Go read it.
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US treasury chief threatens Iran with "never before seen" economic isolation
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on 13 August that Washington is preparing "never before seen" punitive economic measures against Iran, to be enforced alongside an ongoing blockade of Iranian ports to all traffic.
"Watch this space for more announcements coming next week because we are going to apply measures like have never been seen in the history of economic isolation on a country," Bessent said.
Describing the approach as a "one two punch," Bessent said the measures "will be a combination of economic isolation like the world has never seen before, and the continued blockade in the Strait of Hormuz that will keep anything from going in or out of the Iranian ports..."
The US is applying everything it can. If Iran survives this or, even more impressively, actually comes out on top, that'll be the beginning of the end. That'll be the final death spiral for the empire. No, I'm not sure. We will see.
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on 13 August that Washington is preparing "never before seen" punitive economic measures against Iran, to be enforced alongside an ongoing blockade of Iranian ports to all traffic.
"Watch this space for more announcements coming next week because we are going to apply measures like have never been seen in the history of economic isolation on a country," Bessent said.
Describing the approach as a "one two punch," Bessent said the measures "will be a combination of economic isolation like the world has never seen before, and the continued blockade in the Strait of Hormuz that will keep anything from going in or out of the Iranian ports..."
The US is applying everything it can. If Iran survives this or, even more impressively, actually comes out on top, that'll be the beginning of the end. That'll be the final death spiral for the empire. No, I'm not sure. We will see.
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Trump: "After we finish defeating Iran … I'll be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory of the US"
...Speaking at the Nassau County Police Academy in Garden City, New York, during an event in support of Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman, Trump told a cheering crowd of law enforcement personnel that the geopolitical move would follow the military submission of Tehran.
"After we finish defeating Iran, which is being very badly defeated, pretty soon I'll be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory of the United States," Trump declared, adding that a US naval blockade currently ensures no ships pass through the vital maritime passageway unless authorized by Washington...
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...Speaking at the Nassau County Police Academy in Garden City, New York, during an event in support of Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman, Trump told a cheering crowd of law enforcement personnel that the geopolitical move would follow the military submission of Tehran.
"After we finish defeating Iran, which is being very badly defeated, pretty soon I'll be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory of the United States," Trump declared, adding that a US naval blockade currently ensures no ships pass through the vital maritime passageway unless authorized by Washington...
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