Trump agrees to two-week ceasefire subject to Iran implementing a complete, immediate opening the Strait of Hormuz

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800 Ships Trapped In The Persian Gulf Are Scrambling To Figure Out If They Can Leave

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  • The United States and Iran have announced a suspension of all attacks for two weeks, and Tehran has agreed to allow safe transit of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Iran has claimed victory and says upcoming talks in Pakistan’s Islamabad on Friday do not mean that the end of the war is guaranteed.
 

Oil prices slide, stocks surge as Trump announces two-week Iran ceasefire

Investors welcome the possible resumption of oil and gas flows through the Strait of Hormuz.

Oil prices have dived, bonds rallied, and stocks surged as a two-week ceasefire involving Iran spurred a relief rally, with investors cheering the possible resumption of oil and gas flows through the Strait of Hormuz.

US President Donald Trump said late on Tuesday that he had agreed to suspend attacks on Iran for two weeks, adding that a long-term peace agreement was in progress.

President Donald Trump has agreed to a two-week ceasefire subject to Iran implementing a complete, immediate and safe opening of the Strait of Hormuz. Immediately after the announcement of the agreement, oil prices plunged below $100 per barrel.

Israel has said the ceasefire will not include Lebanon and has continued its attacks on the country.

Hezbollah is threatening that the US-Iranian ceasefire deal could collapse altogether if the Lebanon front is not included.

The Israeli military issued a statement this morning saying the fighting with Hezbollah and the ground invasion will continue, backing what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said – that the [ceasefire] deal does not include Lebanon.

In other news, the massive explosion of a fuel tanker truck under the Bridge of the Americas over the Panama Canal killed one person and injured two, temporarily closing the bridge. Traffic on the Panama Canal is continuing normally.

Machiavelli taught a brutal, undeniable truth: war is never avoided, only delayed to your enemy’s advantage. To hesitate is to invite your own destruction.
You must strike first to seize the initiative before your adversaries can gather the strength to scheme against you. Victory belongs to the aggressor who dictates the terms of engagement and shatters the enemy’s defenses before they are even raised.
 
As Machiavelli warned, men must be either pampered or completely crushed. When you strike, the blow must be so absolute and devastating that you never stand in fear of their revenge. Annihilate the threat, leave no capacity for retaliation, and show absolutely no mercy.
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In 1512, Florence was threatened by an approaching Spanish army aiming to restore the rival Medici family. Soderini knew Medici sympathizers were actively plotting inside his own city walls. Instead of striking first and executing the conspirators—a ruthless preemptive move Machiavelli believed was necessary—Soderini hesitated. He wanted to maintain strict legal procedure and believed his “goodness” would diffuse the tension.
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The result: The internal conspirators overthrew the government from within just as the Spanish arrived. The Republic collapsed, Soderini was forced to flee into exile, and Machiavelli himself was stripped of his position and tortured.
 
Soderini’s refusal to strike the first blow didn’t preserve the peace—it simply allowed his enemies the time they needed to organize his destruction.
Iran’s regime must not just be brought to their knees; they should be left face down in the very sand they stained with the blood of their own innocent citizens. America must annihilate their capacity to fight back.