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Trump orders a blockade in the Strait of Hormuz as tensions with Iran soar

Trump’s ultimatum to Iran: Reopen Hormuz or face infrastructure strikes
Shervin Pishevar, advisor to HRH Reza Pahlavi, analyzes President Trump’s ultimatum to Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Pishevar praises Trump’s «doctrine of preemption,» arguing decisive action today prevents future threats from Iran’s developing nuclear, drone, and ICBM programs. He criticizes past US administrations for «Chamberlaining» the Iranian regime.
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President Donald Trump said the U.S. Navy will begin a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and interdict vessels that have paid a toll to Iran, after U.S. peace talks with Tehran ended in a stalemate.
«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,» Trump posted on Truth Social. «At some point, we will reach an ‘ALL BEING ALLOWED TO GO IN, ALL BEING ALLOWED TO GO OUT’ basis, but Iran has not allowed that to happen… THIS IS WORLD EXTORTION.»
He said the U.S. would deny safe passage to vessels that paid the toll and begin clearing mines.
«I have also instructed our Navy to seek and interdict every vessel in international waters that has paid a toll to Iran,» he wrote. «No one who pays an illegal toll will have safe passage… We will also begin destroying the mines… Any Iranian who fires at us… will be BLOWN TO HELL!»
WHY THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ MATTERS AS TRUMP ISSUES FRESH ULTIMATUM TO IRAN
Iran’s closure of the strait has triggered global economic turmoil, and reopening it was a key condition in U.S. efforts to reach a deal.
In a second post, Trump reiterated the demand: «They better begin… getting this INTERNATIONAL WATERWAY OPEN AND FAST!»
A satellite image shows the Strait of Hormuz, a key maritime passage connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, vital for global energy supply. (Amanda Macias/Fox News Digital)
Trump’s warning raises the stakes in the narrow but vital waterway, a critical artery for global energy supplies.
The strait, which lies between Iran, Oman and the United Arab Emirates, is one of the world’s most critical energy choke points, carrying roughly 20 million barrels of oil a day along with about one-fifth of global liquefied natural gas.
The strait is also a vital artery for refined fuels, including products like jet fuel.
The latest threat builds on a pattern of deadlines Trump has imposed on Tehran over the strait. Here is a timeline of those demands:
March 21
In a Truth Social post, Trump declared that if Iran did not «FULLY OPEN» the strait within 48 hours, the United States would «obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST!»
Ali Mousavi, Iran’s permanent representative to the International Maritime Organization, responded by saying that the Strait of Hormuz was «open to everyone» except Tehran’s enemies. Meanwhile, other Iranian officials warned that attacks on energy infrastructure would amount to an attack on the Iranian people and would be met with retaliation.
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March 23
Two days later, Trump wrote in a Truth Social post that the U.S. had had «productive» conversations with Iran and that he had ordered the Pentagon to delay any strikes on Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for five days.
Iranian officials publicly denied that any talks were taking place.
March 26
Trump again extended his deadline — this time by 10 days, to April 6 at 8 p.m. Eastern — saying in a social media post that he was «pausing the period of Energy Plant destruction» at the Iranian government’s request.
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March 30

President Donald Trump called on the nations of the world to summon some «delayed courage» and «just take» the Strait of Hormuz. (Alex Brandon/Pool via Reuters; Benoit Tessier/Reuters)
Trump wrote in a Truth Social post that «great progress» had been made in negotiations to end the conflict. At the same time, he warned that if a deal was not reached and the Strait of Hormuz was not «immediately» opened, the United States would destroy Iran’s power plants, oil wells, Kharg Island — the country’s main oil export hub — and «possibly all» desalination plants.
April 1
Trump said Iran requested a ceasefire, a claim Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson called «false and baseless,» according to the state news agency IRIB.
In a social media post, Trump said the United States would consider a ceasefire only once the strait was «open, free and clear,» adding: «Until then, we are blasting Iran into oblivion or, as they say, back to the Stone Ages!!!»
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April 4
Trump warned in a Truth Social post that «time is running out — 48 hours before all Hell will reign down on them.»
The post followed several conflicting statements in previous days, in which he alternately criticized allies for not acting to reopen the strait and suggested it would reopen on its own.
April 5

Cargo ships in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. (Reuters/Stringer/File Photo/File Photo)
In a profanity-laced post on Truth Social on Sunday, Trump wrote: «Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran.
«There will be nothing like it!!! Open the F—–’ Strait, you crazy b——-, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah.»
«Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time!» he wrote in a second post.
April 7

President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP)
Two days later, Trump issued a fresh ultimatum to Iran, demanding that it allow all vessels to transit the Strait of Hormuz or face strikes on critical infrastructure. The warning came after weeks of escalating threats and missed deadlines.
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«A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will,» Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. «We will find out tonight — one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the world,» he added, referencing his 8 p.m. ET deadline for Iran to agree to a ceasefire and reopen the strait.
A ceasefire was called a few hours before the 8 p.m. deadline.
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‘Revenge of the normies’: Halo veteran-turned-candidate pitches outsider revolt in Nevada swing district

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Marty O’Donnell spent decades creating some of the most iconic music in video game history. Now, the Halo composer is devoting his creative energies to an entirely different type of project: a conservative upset in one of America’s most competitive swing districts.
Speaking with Fox News Digital at Freedom Fest in Las Vegas, the Nevada Republican candidate explained how he plans to bring his real-world business experience and innovation to a Washington perennially clogged with career politicians.
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Composer Marty O’Donnell, known for his work on the original Halo games, is shown alongside artwork for Halo: Campaign Evolved. (Playstation )
«How did being a composer prepare me to run for Congress? Well, frankly, I don’t think it does. But I don’t think anything prepares anybody to run for Congress. What I’m tired of…people who have their entire career in politics. They have never made anything, they don’t really know anything, and we don’t need more people like that.
«I’ve had an entire career creating stuff, shipping stuff, working with other teams, leading teams, making businesses, making deals. That’s what I think prepares me for Congress.»
O’Donnell puts basic kitchen-table economics at the foundation of his outsider bid for Nevada’s third district:
«I really believe that it’s time to get back to a place where one good job is enough…enough to raise a family, buy a home, get your kids a good education, take a vacation. That is the way I grew up. That’s the America I grew up in. And there’s no reason why that shouldn’t be able to come back.»
He has a fighting shot, but in a district long represented by 4-term Democrat Susie Lee, he needs to hone his appeal to political independents:

Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nev., arrives at the U.S. Capitol before the House passed the budget resolution on Thursday, April 10, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
«The independent part of Nevada, and especially the district I’m in, CD3, is huge.
«The left has gone so far left that the only thing that we need to be able to present to the people who are in the middle is that we believe in common sense solutions. We believe in common sense. Not nonsense.
‘HALO’ VIDEO GAME MUSIC COMPOSER AIMS TO REARRANGE WASHINGTON
«You know, transing your kids, boys in girls’ sports, having open borders, the ever-growing federal government and fraud, that all has to stop and I think people are ready for that, and I think the independents are ready for that.»
With a business background and a common sense approach, O’Donnell argues that his mainstream appeal will carry him through in the Las Vegas suburbs.
«Well Las Vegas is a town that has grown up being all about hospitality and casinos and hotels and entertainment, but it’s also becoming a high-tech place.

Las Vegas also ranked high on the list of the most fun cities in America. (iStock)
«I think the business community here, especially in the district I’m from, which is on the northwest side of Las Vegas, is ready to just explode. Summerlin area, there are all sorts of business opportunities there. And it’s unique because it’s a diverse community. We have a huge Asian population, Hispanic, people who have retired, people who work in hospitality and are part of unions.
«But these people are, are family people and family people are what I consider to be normal people and I think this midterm could be the revenge of the normies. I think normal people are going to come out and say they’ve had enough with the crazies.»
O’Donnell strongly supports Donald Trump’s foreign policy and is not adverse to military action to topple the longstanding communist regime in Havana:
«I am absolutely ready for Cuba to have the same fate that Venezuela had. The people of Cuba have been suppressed almost my entire lifetime. It’s time for Cuba to be free again. The people of Cuba deserve to be free. Fidel Castro died a long time ago.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) testifies during his Senate Foreign Relations confirmation hearing at Dirksen Senate Office Building on Jan. 15, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
«There are so many smart, successful people from Cuba, especially in Florida, Marco being one of them, of course. And it’s time. We don’t necessarily need to do a military intervention, but if that’s what needs to happen, I would be all for it because, I think the administration knows what needs to happen in Cuba, and I’m looking forward to a free Cuba over the next year.»
Finally, O’Donnell pledges to hold the line on spending and not fall victim to the establishment GOP drift to big government spending:
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«My plan is to take the ring of power and throw it into the fires of Mount Doom. That’s a little shout-out to my nerd friends. Listen, the government is too big. There was a point where President Clinton said ‘the era of big government is over.’ Obviously, he didn’t mean it, but it appeals to people still to this day.
«There’s so much fraud, there’s so much waste in big government. How is it not time for the government to balance its budget, to cut… 10 percent, at least, of every program it has and go after all the fraud and waste that is just rampant? We cannot continue to spend like drunken sailors. We can’t continue to increase the budgets and tax the people. It’s just unacceptable.»
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Argentina, objetivo woke

Cuando los primeros en felicitar al ganador de un mundial de fútbol son el Presidente de Irán Masoud Pezeshkian, el Presidente de Turquía Recep Tayyip Erdogan, los hutíes del Yemen y la organización terrorista Hamas, entonces esto no va de fútbol. Si además, las felicitaciones son especialmente eufóricas, no por quien ha ganado, sino por quien ha perdido, entonces esto no va de fútbol. Si, además, el jefe del parlamento iraní, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, país que destruye todos los derechos fundamentales de su pueblo, tiene la desvergüenza de asegurar que el éxito de España “ha traído la felicidad a todas las naciones libres del mundo que se oponen a los Estados Unidos e Israel”, decididamente esto no va de fútbol. Y desde luego, no tiene nada que ver con el fútbol ni el odio desatado a la selección argentina, ni los bulos y maldades contra Messi, ni las aberrantes acusaciones de racismo, ni la argentinidad convertida en el saco de boxeo del wokismo más obtuso. Detrás de esta campaña nauseabunda e infecta contra Argentina el fútbol no existe, solo es la excusa para vehicular pensamientos muy oscuros. Lo cual no saca razón al éxito de la selección española, que ganó con méritos el título, pero como queda claro, esto no va de fútbol.
¿Una conjura? ¿Un complot? ¿O sencillamente la suma de prejuicios, dogmas ideológicos, fobias políticas y popurri geopolítico? O dicho de otra manera, lo que une a Zohran Mamdani con Irene Montero, Javier Bardem y Samuel L. Jackson, o directamente las autoridades de Hamas. No todos se mueven por las mismas obsesiones o los mismos intereses, pero todos convergen en el mismo objetivo: convertir Argentina en el villano perfecto, el chivo expiatorio de los males que quieren erradicar. No les une lo que defienden, sino lo que detestan, y todo lo que detestan lo representa la Argentina actual: desde el fortalecimiento de la democracia liberal, hasta la defensa de los valores judeocristianos. Es contra esos valores, contra los que se revuelve la izquierda woke internacional, que no perdona a la Argentina de Milei el liderar el proceso regenerador de América Latina, enfrentarse a la locura bolivariana, acercarse a Estados Unidos y tener excelentes relaciones con Israel. Esta Argentina desacomplejada y exitosa rompe los esquemas ideológicos del wokismo, una derivada del postcomunismo que, en su desprecio profundo por las democracias liberales, se encuentra con el orientalismo antioccidental: de Yanis Varoufakis a Mamdani, de Irán a Turquía, de Bardem a Jackson.
En este sentido, es reveladora la frase de Varoufakis, fundador de la Internacional Progresista, que aseguró que el domingo había triunfado “el multiculturalismo saludable, que logró sobrevivir a la feroz comercialización y los trucos empresariales”. Difícil sostener mayor empanada ideológica, y más cuando lo pronuncia un señor que cuando fue ministro de finanzas de Grecia dejó el país en los huesos. Como si la sociedad argentina no fuera un extraordinario y saludable crisol de identidades, culturas y orígenes. De hecho, la mayoría de los ataques contra la selección son de tal desvergüenza que no aguantan ni un minuto de reflexión. La acusación de “racismo” del actor Samuel L. Jackson contra un país que abolió la esclavitud en 1853, él que vive en un país con una grave situación de racismo, es de traca. O los ataques de la prensa egipcia en la misma dirección, a pesar de que la minoría cristiana (un 15% de la población) sufre una discriminación secular. O la locura antiargentina en México, que prefería defender a España, el país que acusa de colonizador, que a Argentina, que se libró de los colonizadores. Si añadimos el ataque de histeria que una bandera de Israel en la grada argentina le produjo a Irene Montero, o la verborrea clásica de Bardem, tenemos el espectáculo completo. Un espectáculo que siempre funciona de igual manera: utilizar los peores estigmas, el racismo, el supremacismo, la discriminación, los privilegios como arma arrojadiza contra aquello que considera políticamente condenable. Y la selección argentina se ha convertido en el símbolo que concentra todas sus fobias: Milei, Israel, Estados Unidos, democracia liberal, sociedad judeo cristiana… Lo peor para el wokismo.
Y lo peor, también, para los países y grupos violentos que detestan la democracia y que trabajan coordinados con las izquierdas woke en sus ataques mediáticos a Israel. Y, por supuesto, una victoria de Argentina era, para todos estos, una victoria israelí. De ahí las campañas furibundamente antiargentinas en redes, los bulos sobre Messi, todo ello responde a ese fenómeno global que empieza en Teherán, pasa por Estambul y puede acabar en una pintada en el metro de Madrid con la frase “Messi sionista”. Por supuesto, en el caso de España ayuda, y mucho, la actitud anti israelí del propio Pedro Sánchez, convertido en un gran vivero de antisemitismo.
Sea como sea, era fútbol, pero no ha sido fútbol, sino política e ideología. Sucia, deleznable, injusta, pero muy eficaz en los tiempos de la viralización. Lo peor es que han intentado convertir a la selección argentina, una selección que ama al fútbol como ninguna, nutrida de gentes de todos los barrios y condiciones, con un aporte extraordinario a la historia del fútbol mundial, la han intentado convertir en el símbolo de todo lo que odian. Es el wokismo, es la izquierda caviar, es la geopolítica que mueve sus tentáculos, es el poder viral de los enemigos de la democracia.
No puedo acabar este artículo sin hacer un sentido homenaje a Lionel Messi, cuya grandeza humana trasciende su grandeza deportiva. Diga lo que diga el ruido, éste ha sido su Mundial, grabado para siempre con esfuerzo, sudor y lágrimas en la historia del fútbol. Gracias Messi por todo. Gracias por tanto.
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