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Donald Trump is considering a deal that would allow Iran to resume uranium enrichment in a decade, even as the President screamed at his top generals following the regime's downing of two American pilots.
Iran says control of the Strait of Hormuz is closed again because of the US's continuing blockade of Iranian ports. Al Jazeera's Tohid Asadi has details of what Iran has been saying.
As Tehran asserts transfer of its enriched uranium has never been on the table...
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps gunboats opened fire on an oil tanker traveling through the strait
On Friday, April 17, 2026, President Donald Trump posted a flurry of optimistic messages on Truth Social (and referenced in interviews) framing the US-Iran war as largely over or nearing a swift resolution.
Despite the publicly espoused hubris of the Trump administration, its war of aggression against Iran has been a costly embarrassment, replete with failures.
The US military is deploying unmanned and autonomous surface platforms that can tow an advanced mine-hunting sonar system to detect sea mines that were deployed by Iranian naval forces. This development comes even as Iran closed the Hormuz chokepoint
...As Hormuz Traffic Freezes. By Sunday morning, the latest Bloomberg ship tracking data showed that tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz had largely ground to a halt. There were multiple incidents of tankers U-turning over the last 24 hours.
Captain in dramatic audio: "You gave me clearance to go... you are firing now!"
Ships apparently are waiting for insurance calls and confirmation.
Trump Hails Iran's Full Hormuz Reopening As U.S. Reportedly Weighs $20 Billion Cash-For-Nukes Deal
On Friday, April 17, 2026, President Donald Trump posted a flurry of optimistic messages on Truth Social (and referenced in interviews) framing the US-Iran war as largely over or nearing a swift resolution.
Ships approaching the waterway on Saturday turn back after Iran's navy tells them it's 'shut again'
In online discourse with empire apologists these past few months I've been told that the number of dead protesters is thirty thousand, forty thousand, fifty thousand, sixty thousand, seventy thousand, eighty thousand, ninety thousand, and a hundred
International Man: Iran is already turning the Strait of Hormuz into a geopolitical toll booth--restricting traffic, charging transit fees, and shutting out the US and its allies. If this continues, what happens to oil, trade, and the global economy
...On Tanker In Hormuz. Captain in dramatic audio: "You gave me clearance to go... you are firing now!"
Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) says the Islamic Republic will maintain control of all traffic through the strategic Strait of Hormuz until a negotiated end to the US-Israeli-imposed war is achieved.
Iran Bats Down 'Baseless' Trump Claim On Handing Over Enriched Uranium To US, As He Declares Hormuz 'Never Again' Closed
Iran Israel War Live Updates: 2 Indian vessels reverse course in Hormuz after reported IRGC gunfire, says report
Trump: Iran 'Agreed to Everything' Including Reopening the Strait of Hormuz and Not Enriching Uranium
It appears we are finally on the verge of a deal. Terms still unknown.
Iran on Friday said the Strait of Hormuz has been opened to all commercial vessels for the remaining duration of the ceasefire, stating that the move is in line with the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire agreement.
Doug and the host discuss how a gloomy zeitgeist has flipped inspirational "hard work pays off" stories into reminders that most people aren't Will Smith, reflecting young people's uncertainty and widening social division that could escalate
Iran Israel War Live Updates: Trump says Iran agreed to hand over enriched uranium; US House rejects bid to curb war powers
...As He Declares Hormuz 'Never Again' Closed
Blockades significantly disrupt economic stability and hinder growth by restricting the flow of goods, services, and resources. When trade routes are cut off, businesses face shortages of raw materials and products, leading to reduced production and
For decades Washington has advertised its air and naval supremacy as the indispensable guarantor of global order. Recent events have shown this to be little but increasingly expensive theater.
Host:
Ernest Hancock
Dr Phranq Tamburri comes on the show for the Trump Report, Iran war, geopolitics, Netanyahu/Israel, wars, global trade, predictions, Strait of Hormuz, propaganda, etc...
A military escalation with Iran shifts into a high-stakes blockade as global powers begin to circle, while unrest in Ireland spills into the streets with protests, political fractures and growing public anger.
Hormuz Still Locked Down. Meanwhile Iran seeks to boost rial through toll payment scheme...
