President Trump is pairing his Iran blockade with a sales pitch: Countries squeezed by the Strait of Hormuz — especially China — should buy more oil from the U.S. instead. Why it matters: The U.S. rise to become the world's largest oil and gas producer — and largest exporter of liquefied natural gas — provides geopolitical leverage that Trump is attempting to wield. Driving the news: "China can send their ships to us. China can send their ships to Venezuela," Trump said on Fox's "Sunday Morning Futures." - And he claimed in a Saturday social media post that "empty Oil carrying ships from many Nations are all heading to the United States of America to LOAD UP with Oil." Reality check: The U.S. is already among the world's largest…
President Trump is pairing his Iran blockade with a sales pitch: Countries squeezed by the Strait of Hormuz — especially China — should buy more oil from the U.S. instead. Why it matters: The U.S. rise to become the world's largest oil and gas producer — and largest exporter of liquefied natural gas — provides geopolitical leverage that Trump is attempting to wield. Driving the news: "China can send their ships to us. China can send their ships to Venezuela," Trump said on Fox's "Sunday Morning Futures." - And he claimed in a Saturday social media post that "empty Oil carrying ships from many Nations are all heading to the United States of America to LOAD UP with Oil." Reality check: The U.S. is already among the world's largest…Open
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Vice President Vance, speaks to reporters after a marathon day of negotiations with Iran, said no progress was made toward a peace agreement, which he added was “bad news for Iran.” Coming amid a 14-day ceasefire in the war, Vance called the 21 hours of negotiations with the Iranian delegation, mediated by Pakistan and held in its capital Islamabad, “substantive.” “That’s the good news,” he continued. “The bad news is that we have not reached an agreement, and I think that’s bad news for Iran much more than it’s bad news for the United States of America. So, we go back to the United States having not come to an agreement.” Vance did not offer specifics about what offers were made or rejected, but said Iran refused to…
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The Iran war is now in its seventh week, and President Trump has ordered a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, Hungary is holding an election today that is seen as having major domestic and international implications. Get the latest on the Iran war and the Hungary election in our live double breaking news coverage. The war in Iran began on February 28th when the US and Israel attacked Iran. Soon after the war began, Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz. Today President Trump announced a naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz to pressure Iran to open the strait. In the Hungary election, opposition leader Péter Magyar from the Tisza party is attempting to unseat prime minister Viktor Orbán, who along with his Fidesz…
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State of the Union: The move comes one day after ceasefire talks failed to produce an agreement. The post Ceasefire Day 5: Trump Declares U.S. Blockade in Hormuz appeared first on The American Conservative .
A two-week ceasefire to the Iran War entered its fifth day on Sunday as President Donald Trump declared a full U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran closed the strait, a key chokepoint for global trade, shortly after the war began and has charged a fee for ships to pass through. In a lengthy post on Truth Social, Trump said the blockade would take immediate effect, ordering the U.S. Navy to stop all ships attempting to enter or leave the waterway. Trump threatened that “any Iranian who fires at us, or at peaceful vessels, will be BLOWN TO HELL!” Trump’s announcement comes one day after face-to-face talks between the U.S. and Iran failed to produce a peace agreement. Speaking to reporters at a press conference in…Open
