You left out the yen. This war has been catastrophic for Japan which has risen costs and really hurt the yen. As the largest US debt holder, the Bank of Japan can either raise rates or sell US treasuries to prop up the yen, either of which is detrimental to the dollar. Trump has put the US and Japan in an impossible situation.
BREAKING: Axios now claims the US, Iran, and Oman are near a Hormuz deal, aiming for a Wednesday announcement, setting up a 60-day interim where outbound traffic still goes through the Omani US-backed southern lane, no fees are charged and naval mines cleared from the middle lane within 30 days.
This directly contradicts Iran's explicitly stated position that "the negotiations are between two coastal states and have nothing to do with others, including the United States," and Iran's newly added demands requiring an explicit US acknowledgment of Iran's right to collect maritime fees, an immediate end to the US naval blockade, the lifting of US sanctions on Iranian oil, petrochemical and gas, and the permanent end of all attacks on Iran. Iran also rejects any traffic through the US-backed southern lane.
The claim also comes as Iran continues to actively strike ships in the US-backed southern corridor, with a third vessel confirmed on fire under NASA FIRMS satellite imagery just captured within the past hours.
BREAKING: Axios now claims the US, Iran, and Oman are near a Hormuz deal, aiming for a Wednesday announcement, setting up a 60-day interim where outbound traffic still goes through the Omani US-backed southern lane, no fees are charged and naval mines cleared from the middle lane within 30 days.
This directly contradicts Iran's explicitly stated position that "the negotiations are between two coastal states and have nothing to do with others, including the United States," and Iran's newly added demands requiring an explicit US acknowledgment of Iran's right to collect maritime fees, an immediate end to the US naval blockade, the lifting of US sanctions on Iranian oil, petrochemical and gas, and the permanent end of all attacks on Iran. Iran also rejects any traffic through the US-backed southern lane.
The claim also comes as Iran continues to actively strike ships in the US-backed southern corridor, with a third vessel confirmed on fire under NASA FIRMS satellite imagery just captured within the past hours.
ZERO CONTACT, ZERO AGREEMENT: TEHRAN UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR DESTROYS TRUMP'S NARRATIVE
Professor Mohammad Marandi of Tehran University just delivered a clear, unfiltered assessment that shreds the latest wave of American claims. No phone calls. No begging. No secret talks. And absolute Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz remains non-negotiable.
THE FAKE NEWS MACHINE
➡️ Trump repeatedly claims Middle Eastern leaders and even Iran are calling him, pleading not to attack.
➡️ Marandi states flatly there has been zero communication between Iran and the United States.
➡️ This is not the first time. Trump has made the same false claim so often it has become boring.
➡️ His own supporters keep following anyway, but the facts on the ground never change.
HORMUZ REMAINS UNDER FULL IRANIAN CONTROL
➡️ Negotiations with Oman exist only about managing the strait.
➡️ Iran has made its position crystal clear: full supervision over every ship that wants to pass.
➡️ There will be no two corridors. Oman cannot operate any route without Iranian knowledge.
➡️ Every vessel must receive Iranian consent and will pay a fee.
➡️ The entire strait from beginning to end stays fully monitored and controlled by Iran.
NO AGREEMENT ON THE TABLE
➡️ Iran will not accept the old nuclear deal in its previous form.
➡️ Demands now include the end of the siege on Yemen, resolution on Gaza, and the release of Iran’s frozen assets.
➡️ Iran will not concede any authority over the Strait of Hormuz under any arrangement with Oman or anyone else.
➡️ There is no ceasefire. Iran continues to strike threats wherever they appear.
THE BOTTOM LINE
Trump can issue threats every few days and invent stories of desperate phone calls. The reality delivered by Professor Marandi is simpler and far more powerful: Iran never begged, never negotiated under pressure, and will never surrender control of Hormuz.
This is the sound of a narrative collapsing in real time.
#HormuzControl #TrumpFakeNews #NoAgreement #MarandiTruth #IranStance #StraitOfHormuz #ZeroContact
HT: YouTube Dialogue Works @Dialogue_NRA
5 minutes before Trump’s announcement:
* $1.5B notional worth of S&P500 (ES) futures are bought in a single clip.
* $192M notional of oil futures (CL) sold.
More than 4x-6x any other trade size during the market close.
Insiders profited from his lies in broad daylight!