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  • Pentagon not close to reopening Hormuz

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    Senior US military officials on Friday declined to provide a timeline for reopening the strait of Hormuz or explain how the Pentagon will accomplish the task. Only a handful of oil tankers have passed through the strait since the US-Israel war against Iran and Tehran's retaliatory attacks began on 28 February. About 25pc of globally traded crude volumes and 20pc of LNG supply is unable to leave the Mideast Gulf. "We want to make sure that we do the work pursuant to our current military objectives" before undertaking President Donald Trump's offer of escorting commercial ships through the strait of Hormuz, Joint ... (full story)

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Polimini
Mar 13, 2026 10:35am
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There was never a plan, they didn't anticipate nothing. Now they are trying to do damage control.
First Trump said they would escort the ships, later that was said to be too dangerous. It's the white house circus on tour in the middle east. Why didn't they staid in Minnesota killing their own people.
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Danger-Mouse
Mar 13, 2026 10:57am
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More chance of TACO re-opening Stormy's legs. That would cost his a whole lot less (well that's what Mikey Cohen told me anyway)
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Trader#7570
Mar 13, 2026 10:27am
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some people / journalists / writers are forgetting it's a war, who is stupid enough to disclose their most sensitive strategies to the public when at war???
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The Fool
Mar 13, 2026 12:33pm
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Christian Warrior Pete Hegseth has been complaining that the press makes him look like a bloodlust crazed religious fanatic.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/...163610638.html
giveachance
Mar 14, 2026 10:22pm
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Quoting Trader#7570
some people / journalists / writers are forgetting it's a war, who is stupid enough to disclose their most sensitive strategies to the public when at war???
this stupid country kills its own people in minneapolis
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Danger-Mouse
Mar 13, 2026 11:31am
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Quoting Trader#F729
>They need to invent oil submarines to get round this problem Brilliant! :-)
Too late .. I've patented it already !! Although the Trump Family Grifters will no doubt try and steal my idea
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Subdude
Mar 13, 2026 5:22pm
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Quoting The Fool
Christian Warrior Pete Hegseth has been complaining that the press makes him look like a bloodlust crazed religious fanatic. https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/...163610638.html
Ironic that he's attacking the media but of course he is. He wasn't even good enough to be anything but a weekend pundit on Fox, and now he's the trumpet of Armaggeddon, with a big crusader tattoo across the chest being a bit too conspicuous for the occasion.
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Danger-Mouse
Mar 13, 2026 10:55am
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They need to invent oil submarines to get round this problem
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Starcraftmaz
Mar 13, 2026 10:49am
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RIP, global recession incoming
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Trader#F729
Mar 13, 2026 11:12am
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>They need to invent oil submarines to get round this problem
Brilliant! :-)
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Trader#0EF3
Mar 13, 2026 12:57pm
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Go Open your ass
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