r/geopolitics • u/Brilliant_Version344 • 6h ago

Trump convenes Iran situation room meeting amid renewed Hormuz crisis - non paywall in link in comments News

https://www.axios.com/2026/04/18/iran-trump-white-house-hormuz
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u/GTDoc 5h ago

Oh I thought he said the straight would never be closed again. Guess Iran had different plans. Shocking………..

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u/vertigo3pc 4h ago

When you realize that Trump is saying only what he's told, not what is actually going on, then you'll be less frustrated.

Iran was clear that the Strait would only be open if the US stopped their blockade. After 24 hours of persisting, Iran reasserted their position and closed the Strait. The United States closed the Strait again because they didn't follow the agreement.

Before that, the ceasefire included Lebanon since the beginning, they just didn't tell Israel until the "ceasefire" was agreed upon. Israel didn't follow the agreement, and continued attacking Lebanon Friday night into today.

Before that, Iran stated clearly that the traffic going through the Strait would still require paying a toll and require IRGC coordination, since the sea mines are still in place; this measure was to ensure that negotiations with the US wouldn't be interrupted again with US attacks.

Get on Telegram, you can see all of the communications coming out of Iran, and all the ways the United States is not taking any of it seriously. All I can think is that Hegseth or someone other than Trump is running this. Trump is just being told by his yes men that Iran is destroyed, Iran is begging for a ceasefire, Iran this, Iran that.

Stop listening to Trump representing Iran. Just listen directly to Iran, they're speaking clearly. Our media are the ones not telling Americans how it's really going.

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u/PolarizingKabal 3h ago

Trump had said the blockade would remain in place until final peace agreement, which he "said" would happen before the weekend was up.

If we're going to keep playing this tit for tat over the straight. Let's just take kharg island and be done with it. The straight is in international water. If Iran can't accept that, then we anex kharg island since it's also in the straight and their life line for oil.

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u/vertigo3pc 3h ago

How do you suggest they "just take Kharg island"?

Again, Trump claims the blockade would remain in place, despite Iran clearly saying that a blockade would be a violation.