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Trump was always consistent on Iran

Trump tells Iran to open Strait of Hormuz in 48 hours or ‘all hell will reign down’

Trump has repeated a demand for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz, issuing what he says is a 48-hour deadline.

“Remember when I gave Iran ten days to MAKE A DEAL or OPEN UP THE HORMUZ STRAIT,” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform. “Time is running out – 48 hours before all Hell will reign down on them.”

Internet blackout in Iran stretches to 36 days

Connectivity watchdog NetBlocks reports that Iran’s internet has now been down for 35 days, a total of 840 hours, as it enters its 36th day.

  • US-Israeli attacks have hit two petrochemical plants in southern Iran’s Khuzestan province, and one person has been killed in another strike on the Bushehr nuclear site.
  • The UAE today bore the brunt of Iran’s retaliatory attacks on GCC countries, saying it responded to 23 ballistic missiles and 56 drones today.

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Trump scolds allies for not joining Strait of Hormuz mission

  • European leaders have rejected demands by US President Donald Trump ⁠to join military operations to ensure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Germany says it has no intention of joining the US-Israeli war as Europe’s foreign policy chief says EU nations have “no appetite” to send forces to ensure open navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran says it has closed access “to our enemies”.

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Trump, Hormuz & the End of the Free Ride

This is the first informed, intelligent assessment of this conflict.

All the US leadership had to do was to act on something no one else was willing do. 


Trump, Hormuz and the End of the Free Ride

For half a century, Western strategists have known that the Strait of Hormuz is the acute point where energy, sea power and political will intersect. That knowledge is not in dispute. What is new in this war with Iran is that the United States, under Donald Trump, has chosen not to rush to “solve” the problem. In Hegelian terms, he is refusing an easy synthesis in order to force the underlying contradiction to the surface.

The old thesis was simple: the US guarantees open sea lanes in the Gulf, and everyone else structures their economies and politics around that free insurance. Europe and the UK embraced ambitious green policies, ran down hard‑power capabilities and lectured Washington on multilateral virtue, secure in the assumption that American carriers would always appear off Hormuz. The political class behaved as if the American security guarantee were a law of nature, not a contingent choice. Their conduct today is closer to Chamberlain than Churchill: temporising, issuing statements, hoping the storm will pass without a fundamental reordering of their responsibilities.

Trump’s antithesis is to withhold the automatic guarantee at the moment of maximum stress. Militarily, the US can break Iran’s residual ability to contest the Strait; that is not the binding constraint. The point is to delay that act. By allowing a closure or semi‑closure to bite, Trump ensures that the immediate pain is concentrated in exactly the jurisdictions that have most conspicuously free‑ridden on US power: the EU and the UK. Their industries, consumers and energy‑transition assumptions are exposed. Continue reading Trump, Hormuz & the End of the Free Ride

Iran: (IRGC) naval commander Alireza Tangsiri gets free ticket to the virgins

Transport to the virgins was provided by the IDF.

By Al Jazeera and AFP

Mourners vow “resistance” as Iran marks Islamic Republic’s 47th anniversary

Thousands gathered in Tehran to honor a commander, vowing resistance amid heightened tension with US and Israel.

https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2026/4/2/mourners-vow-resistance-as-iran-marks-islamic-republics-47th-anniversary

Thousands of Iranians gathered in Tehran for the funeral of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) naval commander, killed in an Israeli strike, with mourners pledging unwavering resistance despite stern warnings from the United States.

People attend Alireza Tangsiri’s funeral, holding his portrait and that of Iran’s slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right. [AFP]

Trump Wants Rich Gulf States to Help Pay for the War

They should. Their a$$es are on the line. They all fear the Shia’ Rafidah!

Continue reading Iran: (IRGC) naval commander Alireza Tangsiri gets free ticket to the virgins

Spain should be kicked out of NATO

Breaking: Trump plans to fire DEI-hired agents, but an Biden-appointed judge rules it illegal.

Trump then assigns them to protect Clinton, Obama, and Biden, who reject them and demand merit-based male agents.

Try to make it make sense!

Trump Considering Firing Bondi

Long overdue!
Image depicting a dramatic portrayal of NATO with flags of the U.S. and Spain, featuring a prominent figure emphasizing the theme of NATO reckoning amidst military imagery.

Should the U.S. Leave NATO? NO, NATO Needs to PAY the U.S. to Stay!

Walking away completely is not the answer. Forcing a renegotiation is. It’s time NATO needs to pay the U.S. for it’s involvement with NATO.

For decades, the United States has carried this alliance on its back. We fund it. We defend it. We lead it. Meanwhile, too many member nations freeload, underinvest in their own defense, and still expect American protection. That era should be over. If NATO wants the United States, NATO needs to pay for the United States. Period.

And then there’s Spain.

If Spain is blocking U.S. access to bases and airspace during critical operations tied to Iran, that’s not just unhelpful. That’s betrayal. You don’t get to sit under the NATO umbrella while undermining the very country that makes that umbrella possible.

So here’s the line. Spain should be kicked out of NATO.

Not warned. Not negotiated with. Removed.

An alliance requires loyalty. If Spain won’t stand with America when it matters, they don’t belong. Let them see what defense looks like without the United States backing them.

Marco Rubio Blasts NATO After Denial of Bases: ‘We Are Going to Have to Re-Examine That Relationship’ (VIDEO)

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Latest updates from the Iran war:

  • The US and Israel step up attacks, targeting a century-old medical research centre in Tehran, a bridge near the capital and steel plants after United States President Donald Trump threatens to bomb Iran back to “the Stone Ages”.
  • During his address to the nation on Wednesday, Trump said that the US was close to completing its core objectives in Iran – but didn’t offer a firm timeline for when the conflict might end. Iran says Tehran will continue to ‘fight back’.

Two of Iran’s biggest steel plants – Khuzestan Steel Company in the city of Ahvaz and Mobarakeh Steel Company in the central Isfahan province – say they have been pushed out of service following a series of US-Israeli attacks.

How far the Houthis are willing to go in this war?

Houthis in Yemen joined the regional conflict between their ally Iran and its enemies, the United States and Israel, by firing ballistic missiles into Israel last week.

UAE tells Iranian expats it will ‘protect rights of all residents’

The UAE says Iranians living there are a “respected and valued” part of society and the state is committed to protecting their safety and rights.

An estimated half a million Iranians live in Dubai alone.

Trump threatens to ‘bomb Iran back “to the Stone Ages”’

Israeli forces carried out a series of attacks against Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) infrastructure in Iran’s capital yesterday, the military says.

  • Iran fires more missiles at Israel after United States President Donald Trump threatens to bomb Iran back to “the Stone Ages”. During his address to the nation on Wednesday, Trump said that Washington is close to achieving its war objectives.
  • Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson says Tehran will continue to fight back for as long as US-Israeli strikes continue. Esmaeil Baghaei adds Tehran “will not tolerate this vicious cycle of war, negotiations, ceasefire”.

Trump Considering Withdrawing U.S. From ‘Paper Tiger’ NATO

It is unlikely Trump will pull the U.S. Out of NATO. But he will certainly make the EUnuch’s pay for their cowardly behaviour…

President Trump: Iran Has Asked for a Ceasefire

President Trump: Iran Has Asked for a Ceasefire…

In his address to the US public on Wednesday, President Trump threatened to bomb Iran back “to the Stone Ages” if it did not agree to a deal meeting Washington’s conditions to end the war, now in its fifth week.

The Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR) which is a front for Hamas & the MuBros in the U.S.,  has slammed Trump’s threat to send Iran “back to the Stone Ages”, saying the remarks were “anti-Muslim, racist, and dehumanising”.

Rubio: ‘We Can See the Finish Line — It’s Not Today, It’s Not Tomorrow But It I

  •  US President Donald Trump claims that Washington has destroyed the Iranian military and is close to achieving its war objectives.
  • Trump’s address to the nation came hours after he claimed Iran had asked for a ceasefire, a claim Tehran denied.

American Journalist Kidnapped in Baghdad, Suspects Linked to Iran-Backed Militia

Trump “strongly considering pulling out of NATO”

“I always knew they were a paper tiger”

Trump lashed out in an interview published on Wednesday in The Telegraph newspaper, saying he was strongly considering pulling out of NATO.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio gives a complete outline of why the Trump administration finally took action against Iran.  Delivering the full explanation in under two minutes, Secretary Rubio directly and succinctly states why U.S. military action was needed, and what the ultimate end game is for that action.  WATCH:

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How are NATO allies pushing back against Trump’s Iran war demands?

Trump says he is considering a NATO exit as allies resist cooperation in US-Israel war on Iran. Here are the fractures emerging within the alliance.

The USS Gerald R Ford was one of two US aircraft carriers deployed in the Middle East as part of the US-Israel war on Iran, but it is now anchored off Split, Croatia, for repairs after a noncombat fire on board [EPA]

“I always knew they were a paper tiger,” Trump lashed out in an interview published on Wednesday in The Telegraph newspaper, saying he was strongly considering pulling out of NATO.

The same sense of disdain towards the allies was echoed a day earlier by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who told Al Jazeera that if the transatlantic alliance was “just about defending Europe” but not the other way around, that’s “not a very good arrangement”. That, Rubio said, is going “to have to be re-examined”.

The Eunuch’s are insolent:

“This is not our war. We have ⁠not started it.” Continue reading Trump “strongly considering pulling out of NATO”

Trump tells EUnuch’s ‘learn how to fight for yourself, the U.S.A. won’t be there to help you anymore, just like you weren’t there for us!’

TRUMP TO ADDRESS NATION .
  • President Pezeshkian: prepared to end war with guarantees against further attacks.
  • IRGC warns it will hit 18 US tech companies in region, says Siemens in Israel already attack
  • China, Pakistan issue broad five-point framework for peace (document below); France, Italy begin to block airspace for Iran-related US ops
  • WarSec Hegseth saw “upcoming days will be decisive”, strikes will continues without any deal – says “regime fragmenting”
  • President Trump signals off-ramp, tells world “go get your own oil”, says Iran ‘decimated’. Tells NYP the strait could ‘automatically open’
  • Isfahan, home to much of Iran’s enriched uranium and a sprawling ‘missile city’ – was pounded hard overnight by US 2,000-pound bunker buster bombs
  • Iran Says ‘Prepared To End War’ If Security Guarantees Offered, But Still No Direct Negotiations – Just ‘Messages’
    Trump: “Well, I think it’ll [Hormuz] automatically open, but my attitude is, I’ve obliterated the country.” .
    President Trump has posted on social media this morning, clearly signaling he is further down the road towards an off-ramp: .
    All of those countries that can’t get jet fuel because of the Strait of Hormuz, like the United Kingdom, which refused to get involved in the decapitation of Iran, I have a suggestion for you: Number 1, buy from the U.S., we have plenty, and Number 2, build up some delayed courage, go to the Strait, and just TAKE IT. You’ll have to start learning how to fight for yourself, the U.S.A. won’t be there to help you anymore, just like you weren’t there for us. Iran has been, essentially, decimated. The hard part is done. Go get your own oil! President DJT
    The reaction was a drop in the price of oil…

Trump: ‘Severe consequences’ if Iran keeps blocking Hormuz Strait

Latest updates:

WSJ: President Trump Shares Clip of U.S. ‘Bunker Buster Bombs’ Hitting Iranian Ammuniti

TEHRAN — Iran fired missiles across the Middle East on Tuesday as its capital was hit by fresh explosions, after US President Donald Trump threatened the country’s key oil export hub, power stations and desalination plants.

Desperate Iran Sprays Missiles Across Middle East as Trump Threatens Oil Hub

TRUMP HAS BEEN PLANNING TO TAKE IRAN OIL FOR 40 YEARS!…

Netanyahu: War ’Beyond the halfway point’

Trump: ‘New’ Iran Regime in Place and Talking

US-Israeli strikes in Isfahan province hit ‘military sites’

  • Fars news agency is reporting that US-Israeli attacks on Isfahan province in Iran targeted some “military sites”.
  • Firefighters extinguish a blaze on Kuwait’s Al-Salmi oil tanker at the Dubai port following an attack on the fully loaded ship.

Trump wants to invade Iran to seize oil, calls US objectors ‘stupid people’

‘Severe consequences’ if Iran keeps blocking Hormuz Strait, warns Rubio

U.S. BOMBERS HEADING TO MIDDLE EAST REFUSED PERMISSION TO LAND AT ITALIAN AIRBASE

Hegseth: Talks with Iran ‘Very Real’ and ‘Gaining Strength’

 
  • US Secretary of State Marco Rubio tells Al Jazeera in an exclusive interview that US President Donald Trump prefers diplomacy as a way to end the conflict with Iran, and direct talks with Tehran are ongoing through intermediaries.
  • Trump earlier threatened to target Iran’s civilian energy infrastructure, including power plants, oil wells, and Kharg Island, if Tehran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Rubio says Strait of Hormuz to reopen ‘one way or another’ amid Iran war

Spain closes airspace to US planes involved in war on Iran

WHITE HOUSE TELLS SPAIN: U.S. MILITARY ‘DOES NOT NEED YOUR HELP’

The announcement comes after Madrid refused to let Washington use jointly operated military bases for the US-Israel war on Iran.

US President Donald Trump threatened to cut trade with Madrid after the Spanish government denied the US use of the Rota and Moron military bases in southern Spain, forcing 15 US aircraft to relocate.

Spain has also been a vocal critic of Israel’s  war on Gaza. In October, its parliament approved the enshrinement in law of a total arms embargo on Israel, permanently banning the sale of weapons, dual-use technology and military equipment.

Some action in Judea & Samaria:

This is from Al Jazeera, so the language is about “settlers” & “occupied”.

  • Israeli forces stormed schools run by UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, in the Shuafat refugee camp, northeast of occupied East Jerusalem.
  • Israeli forces arrested a 24-year-old student during a raid on his home in Kafr al-Dik, west of Salfit.
  • Dozens of Israeli settlers set up mobile homes on Palestinian-owned land in the village of Birin, southeast of Hebron, to expand the illegal outpost of Mitzpe Ziv.
  • The Al-Aqsa Mosque compound remains closed after it was shut to Muslim worshippers in late February. Israeli authorities extended the state of emergency until mid-April.
  • The Israeli parliament approved the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners accused of killing Israelis.

For more on what has happened in Palestinian territory this week, here is a recap.

Speaker Ghalibaf claims Iran is winning the war; ‘Death to America,’ ‘Death to Israel’

Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is best known to be the cheerleader for “death to America, death to Israel” in Iran

President Donald Trump said on Monday that his administration is negotiating with Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of the Iranian parliament, who he said was part of “a new, and more reasonable, regime.”

Trump said he expected to “find out in about a week” whether Ghalibaf is a suitable partner for extended negotiations.

Ghalibaf has rejected ceasefire terms, declaring Iran would continue fighting “until the enemy truly regrets its aggression.”

Pakistan Hosts ‘Peace Talks’ Without U.S., Israel, or Iran

Pakistan Hosts ‘Peace Talks’ Without U.S., Israel, or Iran

Ghalibaf did not sound particularly reasonable on Sunday, as he accused the U.S. of insincerely talking about a ceasefire even as it plans for a ground invasion of Iran.

“Our men are waiting for the arrival of American soldiers on the ground to set them on fire and to punish their regional partners forever,” the Iranian parliamentary speaker said.

“Our strikes continue. Our missiles are active. Our determination and faith have increased. We are aware of the enemy’s weaknesses and clearly see the signs of fear and terror in the enemy’s forces,” he said.

“America is stating its wishes and announcing what it has not achieved in the war as a 15-point list and is now pursuing it through diplomacy,” he said, dismissing the rumored U.S. ceasefire plan.

“As long as Americans seek the surrender of Iran, the answer of your children to these American wishes is clear: Never will we accept humiliation,” he told the Iranian people in a televised address.

Back in February, Speaker Ghalibaf said the Islamic Republic now considers all European Union militaries to be terrorist groups.

Brussels announced  that the European Union would designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist group over its deadly crackdown on nationwide protests.

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