Fed-Up Iran Slams the door shut on the Hormuz Strait
The American armed Israeli military has pushed deeper into the country’s south, seizing Beaufort Castle, a 900-year-old Crusader fortress and a key vantage point in the region.
The American armed Israeli military has pushed deeper into the country’s south, seizing Beaufort Castle, a 900-year-old Crusader fortress and a key vantage point in the region.
‘We advise the US military to lift the siege before the Gulf of Oman turns into their graveyard.’
Then, breathtakingly, despite a ceasefire announced by Trump last month, the US military launched a wave of strikes on Iranian targets near the Strait on Thursday night.
‘We took over the ship. We took over the cargo, took over the oil. It’s a very profitable business. Who would have thought we were doing that? We’re like pirates. We’re sort of like pirates,’ Trump said, prompting laughter in the audience.
On Wednesday, senior Pentagon official Jules Hurst gave lawmakers on the House Armed Services Committee the first official statement on the controversial war’s price tag, ludicrously estimating it to be around $25 billion.
Importantly, it is best to remember that methods of warfare have changed radically since the Iraq War. On this occasion, Israel and Washington DC, armed only with a knife, have blundered into a gunfight.
The Department of War later acknowledged that 110 troops suffered traumatic brain injuries, with an inspector general report suggesting the number may have been even higher.
IMF officials, including chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, say the Fund said heavily indebted governments like the UK would have little room to cushion the blow. This frailty would leave households and businesses more exposed.
Global policymakers are warning that the immense scale of destruction in the Gulf could have lingering effects for a long time to come, regardless of what happens in Islamabad, Karthik Sankaran noted in an analysis for Responsible Statecraft.
Mahdi Hemmat, whose Lego rap videos have gone viral during the US‑Israeli war on Iran, said that Washington’s and mainstream media believe what we say approach no longer works.
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