Report: Trump ignored warning Iran might close Strait of Hormuz <article data-history-node-id="435787" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/report-trump-ignored-warning-iran-might-close-strait-hormuz" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/report-trump-ignored-warning-iran-might-close-strait-hormuz" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Report: Trump ignored warning Iran might close Strait of Hormuz</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>US President Donald Trump moved ahead with strikes on Iran despite warnings from the Joint Chiefs of Staff that Tehran might close the Strait of Hormuz, The Wall Street Journal reported.&nbsp;</p> <p>According to the report, Trump acknowledged the possibility that Iran could shut the vital shipping route but decided to proceed because he believed Tehran would surrender before that.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>

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My favorite part was when the guy who killed 170 kids in Minab said he bombed only military installations on Kharg Island, and avoided oil facilities there "for the sake of decency"

It was one of those moments when you find yourself thumbing through Dante to remind yourself how many levels Hell has

Update: Don't Go! Reports indicate that many soldiers, including units activated for deployment, have expressed opposition to fighting on behalf of Israeli interests. Some service members were told they were deploying for training, instead are heading for Iran. WTF?

Time to question our leaders!

Dear America,

DO SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR PRESIDENT AND YOUR FECKLESS GOVERNMENT! WHY SHOULD EVERYONE ELSE SUFFER BECAUSE OF THIS INSANITY?

Signed,
Most of the rest of the planet

EXACTLY!!!!!

#Iran

#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

WHEN FASCISM COMES TO AMERICA IT WILL BE HUMPING THE FLAG AND AUTOGRAPHING BIBLES.

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Simple information about what the SAVE Act would actually do to American voters. Tens of millions would lose their right to vote unless they spend lots of $$$ and jump through bureaucratic hoops before November.

WAR!!!

#Iran

#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

If we made the green energy transition this war would be unthinkable and these authoritarians wouldn’t be in power — not in the US, not in Iran, not in Saudi Arabia, not in Russia. Hydrocarbons are killing our freedom and just plain killing us.

With just three days left, we’re leaving it all on the field with canvass launches all across the district!

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Power isn't in a throne. It's in our hands.

It's in our neighborhoods. It's in our unions. It's in our communities.

On March 28, we flex that power. Together. #NoKings2026 social.demcast.com/s/zfrpLDoj

The video:

Trump pardons a convicted felon and con artist, a second time.

A zero increase is just a start.

Start by asking every politician if they take AIPAC money. We want young real progressives so Jeffries is not our next speaker. If we elect enough they'll vote a progressive as speaker.

We take the House and Senate in Nov. and this shit ENDS! #fascism

With arms linked and snow falling, Minneapolis ICE protesters dance as ICE agents retreat back. "Nah nah nah, hey hey hey, goodbye!" WATCH ⬇️

I was telling one of my kids that it was physically impossible for an ad to play between songs on any of the records I own, and they asked "and you only have to pay for it once?" and you could see how strange that seemed. You cannot overstate how many basic rules of media consumption have changed.

Someone should try to get a law passed to release all the Epstein Files.

Now that we’re all about “complying with the law” re Minnesota, does that extend to complying with the law re Epstein files?

Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.

BREAKING: Medical examiner says death of ICE detainee was a HOMICIDE - a witness says he was choked to death by GUARDS. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

🤢 Gross

BREAKING: The state of California is launching an investigating into Elon Musk's AI company, xAI (maker of Grok chatbot) over the creation and spread of non-consensual sexual deepfakes on the X platform. A step that will most likely lead to a lawsuit.

He's really triggered about the Epstein files, isn't he

When he tells you who he is, believe him.

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ONE OF MY NEWS SOURCES😍☮️
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The Iranian regime's mass shooting of unarmed protestors is horrifying & a gross violation of human rights. They are striking teenagers & ordinary families. They also have shut down communication platforms. The world needs to speak out against this barbarity and call for it to stop.

Rep. Crow: “As a three-time combat veteran, I get pretty damn hot when a five-time draft dodger like Donald Trump pounds his chest and bangs the war drums in Washington…America is over it. America is over…the sending of our sons and daughters and brothers and sisters to enrich oil executives.”