
President Donald Trump, who has been struggling to negotiate a deal with Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz, has decided to blockade the strait to force it open. The announcement on social media came as a surprise, as Trump’s strategy appears to be contradictory and nonsensical.
Trump said on a Truth Social post, “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.”