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Trump maintains maximum pressure on Iranian regime
“And then over the weekend, it turns out some of us were right and some people were wrong because he didn't cave in. And now he has Iran's feet to the fire, and they have really, really serious problems. So all this began with negotiations in Islamabad where the Vice President of the United States, JD Vance, arrived along with Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff.”
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Iran’s military and economy are nearing collapse
“The reality is that the Iranian government—people see the attempt to control the Strait of Hormuz as a sign of strength, but that is not the case. Their navy is at the bottom of the sea. Their air force cannot fly. Their government is so discombobulated that you have factions within the Iranian government legitimately arguing with each other fairly publicly.”
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Global oil shipping shifts to American Gulf
“Massive numbers of completely empty oil tankers, some of the largest anywhere in the world, are heading right now to the United States to load up with the best and sweetest oil and gas anywhere in the world. We have more oil than the next two largest oil economies combined and in higher quality. We’re waiting for you. Quick turnaround.”
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Iran haphazardly mined the Strait of Hormuz
“Iran's inability to locate its own mines is one reason Iran has not been able to quickly comply with the Trump administration's admonitions to let more traffic pass through the strait. Safe routes are limited in large part because Iran mined the strait haphazardly. It's not even clear that Iran recorded where it put every mine, and even when they recorded the location, they let them drift.”
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China suffers most from Hormuz shipping blockade
“If the Straits of Hormuz were to be, let us say, permanently closed or harmed, the chief problem would lie with the people who get their oil from the Strait of Hormuz. That is not the United States. That is jet fuel in Europe. That is most of the oil that is going into places like Japan and China from that region.”
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“Iran's inability to locate its own mines is one reason Iran has not been able to quickly comply with the Trump administration's admonitions to let more traffic pass through the strait. Safe routes are limited in large part because Iran mined the strait haphazardly. It's not even clear that Iran recorded where it put every mine, and even when they recorded the location, they let them drift.”
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Viktor Orban loses Hungarian reelection bid
“Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban... has lost his reelection bid to opposition leader, Peter Magyar, ending his sixteen years in power.”
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Israel creates Lebanon buffer zone via invasion
“Israel says it's seizing from Lebanon to create what it calls a buffer zone where Hezbollah can't fire rockets.”
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US Navy blockades the Strait of Hormuz
“President Trump says the US Navy will begin a blockade of the Strait Of Hormuz, a key waterway near Iran.”
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Gas prices could exceed five dollars soon
“it's not impossible that new records, with prices eventually rising above $5 a gallon remain possible.”
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EMS receives funding for field blood transfusions
“The federal government has awarded $50,000,000 for EMS agencies around the country to expand prehospital blood transfusion programs.”
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Trump maintains maximum pressure on Iranian regime
“And then over the weekend, it turns out some of us were right and some people were wrong because he didn't cave in. And now he has Iran's feet to the fire, and they have really, really serious problems. So all this began with negotiations in Islamabad where the Vice President of the United States, JD Vance, arrived along with Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff.”
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Iran’s military and economy are nearing collapse
“The reality is that the Iranian government—people see the attempt to control the Strait of Hormuz as a sign of strength, but that is not the case. Their navy is at the bottom of the sea. Their air force cannot fly. Their government is so discombobulated that you have factions within the Iranian government legitimately arguing with each other fairly publicly.”
- •
Global oil shipping shifts to American Gulf
“Massive numbers of completely empty oil tankers, some of the largest anywhere in the world, are heading right now to the United States to load up with the best and sweetest oil and gas anywhere in the world. We have more oil than the next two largest oil economies combined and in higher quality. We’re waiting for you. Quick turnaround.”
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Iran haphazardly mined the Strait of Hormuz
“Iran's inability to locate its own mines is one reason Iran has not been able to quickly comply with the Trump administration's admonitions to let more traffic pass through the strait. Safe routes are limited in large part because Iran mined the strait haphazardly. It's not even clear that Iran recorded where it put every mine, and even when they recorded the location, they let them drift.”
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China suffers most from Hormuz shipping blockade
“If the Straits of Hormuz were to be, let us say, permanently closed or harmed, the chief problem would lie with the people who get their oil from the Strait of Hormuz. That is not the United States. That is jet fuel in Europe. That is most of the oil that is going into places like Japan and China from that region.”
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