Trump places new blockade on Iran - Update

BBC News: Reports in its 3.27pm post the following, " Trump says US reinstating blockade on Iranian ports  "

Let's Get Real:

This means the ceasefire is over, the blockade is the least bad option for Trump and it hurts Iran on the economic front and negates the US placing troops on Kharg Island.  The Trump Oval has to keep its nerve and keep the blockade going, he is charging 20% of the cargo as the US will secure the Strait of Hormuz from Iran.  Thus we shall if this works, one doubts that Trump can keep to this course.

Tanker Decline in Strait of Hormuz - Update

Guardian: Reports the following in its 11.02am post, " Traffic through strait of Hormuz plummets after US-Iran strikes "

Let's Get Real:

This can't go on, it will effect the Western economy sooner or later.  Tehran has shown its word cannot be trusted, it lies as it talks, the are playing a crafty game of waiting out Trump and the US Navy.   The Mid Terms are coming and the Democrats should win the House of Representatives, then we have two years of Trump investigations and Impeachment, followed by the 2028 Presidential cycle.