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Saturday, August 08, 2026

Iran issued dramatic new demands for the Strait of Hormuz to reopen as the United Arab Emirates said one of its ships was targeted by an Iranian missile. Yemen's military attacked the country's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. Iran's politburo-like body known as the Supreme National Security Council said the Strait of Hormuz will not open until the United States "corrects its behavior," issuing new demands that could shake up talks on a deal to manage the waterway and traffic on it. Iran's state broadcaster published the statement by the council's secretary, Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, who is also a commander in the powerful Revolutionary Guard.

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The U.S. must never threaten Iran again, the statement said, and must permanently end the war with Iran and its armed allies in the region. The U.S. must lift the naval blockade of Iranian ports and withdraw its military from the area. It also must "completely compensate" Iran for war damage, lift sanctions and "unconditionally" release frozen assets.

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Didn't the orange chomo say the Strait of Hormuz would open naturally?

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-08-08 01:57 PM | Reply

Who's going to translate into ------?

#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-08-08 03:55 PM | Reply

Iranian President Dr Mahmoud Pezeshkian had written a letter to the American people at the start of the illegal war against his country. He knows the American people aren't the enemy, but MAGA, Israel, and AIPAC are.

Tehran knows all about our munitions shortages, leadership shuffles, staggering economy, demoralized military, US alliance problems, and the mid-term elections.

Iran will simply wait this war out, watching the US economy crumble while anger grows in the streets of Amerikkka.

Source: Iranian president is a heart surgeon, not an oligarch or an ethnic cleanser


#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-08-08 04:11 PM | Reply

There was actually a fourth Demand; Stinky has to wear double diapers at any and all Peace Talks.

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2026-08-08 04:18 PM | Reply

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