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AZJonnie

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6. See, if Trump blockades Iran's blockade (from outside it's perimeter), then Iran's blockade is actually not a blockade

Reply to Happy Hoosier (Reply #4)

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 10:20 AM

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Cause there's no ships passing through to where Iran's blockade is. This in turn means IQ47 will rant and call everyone stupid when they say Iran has blockaded the strait. You know, because really it's The Almighty Trump who has blockaded the strait, so stop saying "Iran's Blockade" because it's not!

I'm not kidding, it probably really is this stupid.

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Wait! Trump is blockading Hormuz bc Iran closed it? [View all] yellowcanine Monday OP

Sense? malaise Monday #1

Make sense? How is *making sense* involved? He's just blockading a blockade, that's all. Ocelot II Monday #2

He's blockading the blockade Farmer-Rick Monday #3

LOL! Exactly!! paleotn Monday #8

The strategy, I think... Happy Hoosier Monday #4

See, if Trump blockades Iran's blockade (from outside it's perimeter), then Iran's blockade is actually not a blockade AZJonnie Monday #6

That, unfortunately, sounds like the likely motivation. GopherGal Monday #10

Maybe so. paleotn Monday #14

Trump wouldn't have the gonads to impede ships bound for Russia or China, so the whole thing would be pointless AZJonnie Monday #17

As that Chinese ship has shown. republianmushroom 15 hrs ago #25

Custer's decision underpants 15 hrs ago #29

He's blocking all traffic through the straight that agreed to pay the toll to Iran Volaris Monday #5

trump has a strategy LetMyPeopleVote Monday #7

........ paleotn Monday #16

These are brilliant! BlueSpot Monday #19

This was already open before Trump started the war JI7 Monday #9

I'd love it if Iran tweeted, "Open the Strait, you fucking bastard!" Efilroft Sul Monday #11

More likely they'll say NH Ethylene 15 hrs ago #31

I hear it's really taxing work. Efilroft Sul 13 hrs ago #32

;-{) Repurposed Ballroom Bunker Dirt Goonch Monday #12

I can see a perverse kind of logic to it. subterranean Monday #13

I think he was hoping to punish any ship/country that made a deal with Iran for passage. travelingthrulife Monday #15

Not a real pirate. Real pirates capture a prize now and then. yellowcanine Monday #18

Maybe this isn't a valid analogy, boonecreek Monday #20

He wants that passage money lame54 Monday #21

You could see that dim bulb moment on his face when he Maru Kitteh 15 hrs ago #30

Looks like he's trying for the Uno Reverse play 0rganism Monday #22

George Lucas appears to have predicted this strategy LetMyPeopleVote 16 hrs ago #23

With trump is doesn't have to make sense. republianmushroom 15 hrs ago #24

The story has since evolved BeyondGeography 15 hrs ago #26

Iran was ForgedCrank 15 hrs ago #27

TACO --- again & again & again. Too scared of China (so he still has a bit of sense) Tim S 15 hrs ago #28

Simple. Somewhere, somehow, there's a donor who stands to make millions off this blockade of Iran. unblock 13 hrs ago #33