Escalation Dumpy Has Another Tantrum

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Trump Announces Blockade of Strait of Hormuz

by  | Apr 12, 2026 – libertarianinstitute.org

President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that the United States would impose a total blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. In a second post, he claimed that talks with Iran collapsed because Tehran was unwilling to commit to not developing nuclear weapons.

“Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the Finest in the World, will begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz,” Trump wrote on Sunday. “At some point, we will reach an ‘ALL BEING ALLOWED TO GO IN, ALL BEING ALLOWED TO GO OUT’ basis, but Iran has not allowed that to happen.”

The President said he gave the order because Iran refused to agree not to develop nuclear weapons during talks with US officials in Pakistan on Saturday. “The meeting with Iran began early in the morning, and lasted throughout the night — Close to 20 hours,” the President wrote in a second post on Sunday. “I could go into great detail, and talk about much that has been gotten but, there is only one thing that matters — IRAN IS UNWILLING TO GIVE UP ITS NUCLEAR AMBITIONS!”

Last week, President Trump threatened to destroy Iranian civilization if Tehran did not reopen the Strait of Hormuz. However, he backed down from that threat and agreed to negotiate with Iran under a framework proposed by Tehran.

Those talks occurred on Saturday in Pakistan. While the meetings stretched on for a full day, Washington said it had determined that Iran was unwilling to commit to not obtaining nuclear weapons, and left Pakistan before a second day of talks could occur.

After the US and Israel attacked Iran at the end of February, Tehran closed the Strait of Hormuz to most shipping. Iran has allowed some tankers to exit the Persian Gulf after paying a fee to Tehran.

The President wrote in his Truth Social post that the US would now begin targeting and seizing those ships. “I have also instructed our Navy to seek and interdict every vessel in International Waters that has paid a toll to Iran.” He added, “No one who pays an illegal toll will have safe passage on the high seas.”

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  1. and why would iran be foolish enough to limit ANY WEAPON against these mad men with the big guns?who is it that used them on a civilian population? the usa? who was the only one to do so? the usa?. who wants to use them? the usa! and the same people want everyone else to be disarmed!! don’t you DARE built the same weapon trump has at his command and is willing to use on a WHIM and his own madness?

    iran would be stupid to do so…any country would be stupid to so! they attacked iran for no reason! none! and killed children first thing and their religious leader 2nd! or perhaps reversed order but dead is dead…trump is proving why a country that doesn’t have the big one is vulnerable to attack by him and his legion of demons.

    dumpys goal is war…war…and more war….he wants death and lots of it…he wants blood by the rivers full to bathe in.. he is a narcissist. he is insane and so is congress and the senate who do NOTHING….what use are they then? get rid of the whole system and start over without them. that would benefit the world!

    but then that is dumpys goal isn’t it. to end the usa! he is doing it all by himself. to the cheers of his followers. following him to hell. his goal is to put the world on its knees in feudalism. total enslavement here and abroad and everyone bowing before his perceived greatness. he is withoutout a doubt the worse dictator that this country has ever had. they used to be called ”presidents” now they see themselves as emperors or rulers. untouchable. divine right of god ect. insane in a word.

    him and his partner in crime across the seal won’t stop until they have their 3rd world war that finishes off this country and puts everyone on their knees before them! they will not stop until they have THEIR GOLDEN AGE which includes only them and their slaves.

    the only way this is going to stop is when people give them the middle finger and that includes the military doing so as well refusing to be the sacrifice for these creatures lust for wealth, power and blood to bathe in! dream on right?

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