Hours after the Islamabad talks collapsed, Trump shares an article about his "trump card": a full naval blockade of Iran, the same strategy he used to weaken Venezuela before Maduro's ouster.

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Hours after the Islamabad talks collapsed, Trump shares an article about his "trump card": a full naval blockade of Iran, the same strategy he used to weaken Venezuela before Maduro's ouster. A naval blockade would choke off all remaining Iranian trade, not just oil, and could be enforced by the three carrier strike groups already in the region. But Iran isn't Venezuela. Venezuela had no ability to close an international shipping lane. Iran still controls the Strait of Hormuz and just promised to continue "sacred defense by any means necessary." A blockade of Iran could trigger a counter-blockade of the Strait, which would take the global economy from crisis to catastrophe. The Venezuela playbook worked because Maduro had no leverage. Iran has the most important chokepoint on earth. Blockading a country that can blockade you back is a very different game.

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Iran's message after the talks collapsed: We're not in a hurry. You are. Fars News, citing an unnamed official: "Until the U.S. agrees to a reasonable deal, there will be no change in the situation of the Strait of Hormuz." But Iran's FM spokesman offered a more x.com/MarioNawfal/st…

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