Iran just pulled one of the most provocative moves of the entire conflict.
Less than 24 hours after declaring the Strait of Hormuz open to commercial traffic, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard reversed course completely. They slammed the strait shut, then opened fire on ships trying to pass through.
President Trump wasted no time. He convened an emergency Situation Room meeting Saturday morning with Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and his entire national security team.
His message to Tehran was blunt: “They can’t blackmail us.”
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Iran says it has closed the Strait of Hormuz again, calling the decision a response to a continued blockade of its
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