White House says Iran war ceasefire will continue if Strait of Hormuz is open
Just wanted to remind folks, especially the GOP and the FDD, that Barack Obama's 2015 nuclear deal didn't give Iran control of the Strait of Hormuz or allow it to keep 60% enriched uranium. It sent $1.7 billion to Iran versus the tens of billions Iran will now make from tolls.
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan.bsky.social) Apr 8, 2026 at 8:05 AM
White House Sends Mixed Signals on Strait of Hormuz Closure
www.notus.org
... Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, sent conflicting messages on Wednesday about the Strait of Hormuz, pushing back on reports that Iran had closed the channel while also calling on it to be reopened.
Leavitt didn't directly answer who currently controls the vital shipping route, raising new questions about the status of a ceasefire with Iran.
Leavitt rejected the report by Iranian state media that tanker traffic had been halted in response to Israeli strikes in Lebanon, calling it "false."
"That is completely unacceptable," she told reporters at a White House briefing, adding that "we have seen an uptick of traffic in the strait today." ...
US-Iran war, fuel crisis live updates: No sign of 'uptick' in traffic through Strait of Hormuz, despite White House's claims
www.news.com.au
... The White House's claim that there's been an "uptick" in traffic through the Strait of Hormuz since Donald Trump announced his ceasefire with Iran appears to contradict the data. ...
*** Anti-Regime Iranians Now Regret Supporting US-Israeli Attack Against Their Country ***
"In the early days of the conflict, some Iranian opponents of the ruling establishment saw Dummkopf Trumpf and Benjamin Netanyahu as potential forces for change, even as unlikely allies.
But as the war dragged on, and the scale of destruction became clearer, those expectations faded dramatically.
"Why did they hit bridges?" a dissident student named Leila asks.
"Why destroy railway lines? Why target oil depots?"
She shakes her head.
"How does that help change a government?"
~snip~
Source: Buyer's Remorse in Iran

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