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Donald Trump has again said that the US has “total control over the strait of Hormuz”, adding that Iran’s leadership was so hobbled by infighting that it was unclear who was in charge.

But the US president’s claim seemed questionable in the face of the seizure of two container ships by Iranian commandos and a US report warning it could take six months to clear the strait of mines.

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It’s the end of the week. Time to stir up some instability for the insider trading.

Monday things will start calming so the insiders can collect their profit.

By Thursday Iran and darth Vader will team up again.

[-] SolacefromSilence@fedia.io 1 points 1 week ago

For all those keeping track at home, that say "who cares that Trump made some cash on the side", remember that the Iranians are playing along to this game. They're profiting off of this chaos too and only the regular people are getting screwed.

[-] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io -1 points 1 week ago

What? Iran isn't profiting off anything. They're hoping they can undo their pariah state status, and they might even be able to do it, but so far they haven't actually gained anything.

[-] meme_historian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The Iranian navy, having been defeated and completely destroyed for the 7th time since the beginning of the war, successfully mined the strait of Hormuz and seized two international trading vessels.

Keep going Donny, 8th time's the charm

[-] obvs@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

What part of him stopping 8 wars did you not understand?

[-] NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

The man is in Super Extra Platinum Nobel tier at this point, a lot of people are saying it.

[-] Lydon_Feen@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Let me translate that...

"Donald Trump" - pathological liar

"claims" - lies yet again

"that the US has total control over the straight of OrmuZ" - that the US has absolutely no control over the straight of Ormuz.

There.

[-] devolution@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Does he truly believe half the shit he says?

[-] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

No, it's market manipulation.

[-] FaceDeer@fedia.io 0 points 1 week ago

He might, confabulation is not uncommon in advanced dementia. In the end it doesn't really matter though. Just imagine Trump is some sort of alien robot spewing nonsense and focus on what America does.

[-] bedwyr@piefed.ca -1 points 1 week ago

He is off his rocker for sure. But the party is in charge, which is worse. We don't get out of this without an organized popular opposition, which is shouted down still, on lemmy even. I am giving up on this part. This republic.

[-] artyom@piefed.social 1 points 1 week ago

Another day, another blatant lie...

[-] 0li0li@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Trump claims... stopped reading

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