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Trump claims US has total control over strait of Hormuz after Iran seizes two container ships (www.theguardian.com)
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Donald Trump has again said that the US has “total control over the strait of Hormuz”, adding that Iran’s leadership was so hobbled by infighting that it was unclear who was in charge.

But the US president’s claim seemed questionable in the face of the seizure of two container ships by Iranian commandos and a US report warning it could take six months to clear the strait of mines.

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[–] 18 points 6 months ago

On Thursday night, Trump told reporters that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to extend a ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group by three weeks after talks at the White House.

Hezbollah has not been a participant in the talks

the fuck

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