An F/A-18F Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) as the ship sails in regional waters and continues to support enforcement of the U.S. blockade against Iran. As of Sept. 17, CENTCOM forces have redirected 104 commercial vessels to ensure strict compliance.
U.S. Navy E/A 18G electronic-warfare aircraft patrol the skies over the Middle East while the U.S. continues to enforce the blockade against Iran. As of Aug. 27, CENTCOM forces have redirected 75 commercial vessels, disabled 3 and boarded 2 to ensure compliance.
An F/A-18 fighter jet launches from the flight deck of USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) while the ship sails in regional waters and supports enforcement of America’s 🇺🇸 steel wall blockade against Iran. As of Aug. 12, U.S. forces have redirected 59 commercial vessels, disabled 3 and boarded 2 to ensure full compliance with the blockade.
President Donald Trump made more than 21,000 securities trades in his first year back in office, often in intense bursts tied to market events he created https://t.co/90jqNCHo6D
We thought we were getting a TACO
"Trump Always Chickens Out"
But so far we are getting a NACHO
"Not A Chance Hormuz Opens"
(With appreciation to the trader who told me)
SUCCESS IN VENEZUELA MADE TRUMP OVERCONFIDENT ON IRAN, KEN GRIFFIN SAYS
Citadel CEO Ken Griffin says President Trump became overconfident on Iran after the rapid US success in Venezuela.
He argues the administration wrongly assumed a similar outcome in the Middle East and failed to properly coordinate allies or messaging.
Griffin, a frequent Trump critic, warned the strategy overlooked Iran’s complexity and made regime change far more difficult than in Venezuela.
'If anyone thinks here . . . that the European Union or Europe as a whole can defend itself without the US, keep on dreaming,' Nato's secretary-general Mark Rutte said in remarks to the European parliament. https://t.co/7ONnituSJY