Trump says he’ll declare Strait of Hormuz a US territory after defeating Iran, during Long Island rally

Steven Nelson / NEW YORK POST

 

WASHINGTON — President Trump said Friday that he plans to declare the Strait of Hormuz “a territory of the United States” after the Iran war — as he again slammed US allies for not helping break Tehran’s hold on the waterway.

“After we finish defeating Iran, which is being very badly defeated — pretty soon I’ll be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory of the United States,” Trump said during a Long Island rally for Republican candidates in the gubernatorial and congressional elections.

Trump acknowledged the economic effects of the nearly six-month conflict, but argued that ensuring Iran could not build a nuclear weapon was worth paying “a tiny little bit more for your gasoline.”

“When you have to pay a little bit more, you’re at $4. It’s okay,” he said. “I’ll never apologize. I did the right thing.”

Just a Thought

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[[[ Let me start by saying that I want us...the U.S. and our ally Israel...to win this war as war does require a definitive winner and looser, and for the sake of the Iranian people it best be us.

  

But now comes this new announcement that “Watch this space for more announcements coming next week because we are going to apply measures like have never been seen in the history of economic isolation on a country,” as per Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a Newsmax interview last night . And while that's well and fine, the fact remains that of late it seems that every Friday afternoon there's some big new important  announcement that more times than not turns out to either have gone nowhere or be a minimal success at best.

 

So here I say, as I'm sure many others do, that wouldn't it be better to tell us...as in "We the American People" ...that whatever that something was, was a success after actually having been accomplished..after all common sense and logic sort of dictates just that, instead of us choosing to let the enemy know that something big "is coming soon."

 

Nothing like giving the enemy a heads up so they can prepare their retaliation ahead of time, while the Iranian people...the very people who begged us for help...are the ones not only suffering the most, but who truly do seem to be lost in the shuffle of everything Hormuz. What a sad situation we and they now find ourselves in, and it will surely only get worse before it gets better...if there even is now a "better" to be had. ]]] 

Gun rights groups capitalize after judge reverses decades-old restrictions: 'Monumental'

The ruling also appears poised to stand without a challenge from the federal government

Alec Schemmel / Fox News

Gun rights advocates are wasting little time putting a "huge" federal court victory inThe ruling also appears poised to stand without a challenge from the federal governmentto action after a judge struck down decades-old firearms restrictions as unconstitutional.

Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Silencer Shop, a federal firearms licensee covered by the ruling linked to the sale and transfer of silencers, notified the Trump administration Thursday they planned to begin transferring gun silencers without going through the National Firearms Act registration and approval process that has governed such transactions for decades.

Just after midnight Thursday, two gun owners walked out of a Texas firearms dealer with silencers without first completing the federal registration and approval process that has governed such transfers for generations, according to Gun Owners of America. Read more, see video and photos here.

Dire conditions reported aboard USS Abraham Lincoln as sailors try to jump overboard after longest deployment-ever at sea

Samuel Chamberlain / NEW YORK POST 

Democratic lawmakers are demanding answers from the War Department about conditions on board the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln after multiple reports indicate the grind of an extended deployment has taken a severe mental toll on the ship’s roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines.

On Tuesday, Navy Times reported that at least two sailors had to be prevented from jumping overboard, while other family members who spoke to the outlet said their loved ones were in a deep funk aboard the Lincoln.

The Wall Street Journal reported that one person actually “went overboard” in early August but was quickly rescued, citing a US official. 

The carrier began a scheduled seven-month deployment in the South China Sea this past November, but was redirected to the Arabian Sea in January, shortly before the start of Operation Epic Fury against Iran. It has remained there ever since. Read more, and see photos bere.

Just a Thought

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[[[ So while Trump claims he and the U.S. has complete control of the Strait of Hormus, and that we will remain in control even after the war ends, he can bloviate all he wants, but the fact is that the Strait of Hormuz is a "shared global highway" and as such is NOT the property of any one nation. And even while both Iran and Oman each claim a 12-nautical-mile territorial limit off their respective coasts...as most nations do off their coasts...the Iran/Oman limit runs across the 21-nautical-mile width of the strait. But no matter for the fact still remains that under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), commercial and military vessels from ALL nations "retain the right to transit" said Strait no matter what Donald Trump says.

 

It will be interesting to see what happens when Russia, China, and maybe even Israel, try to cross the Strait...quite interesting indeed. ]]]

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Alleged Chinese National Sham Marriage Scheme Busted by Feds

Cameron Arcand / Towhnhall Tipsheet 

Eleven individuals in New York were indicted in a massive sham marriage network scheme largely benefiting Chinese nationals.

The alleged scheme went on for roughly a decade for over 1,000 phony marriages that had the exclusive purpose of getting legal status in the United States, as some people even paid upwards of $100,000 for the illegal service.

"Gaining American citizenship and legal status to reside in this great nation is a sacred privilege, and we will ensure it is always done in accordance with the law, protecting our communities and national security,” Blanche said Wednesday at a news conference. 

"This scheme was not a quick fly-by-night operation, but rather a year's long multimillion dollar cottage industry to criminally assist people," he said. Read more, see Xs and videos here.

Trump calls Iran ‘all talk and no action,’ touts ‘Wall of Steel’ US Navy blockade as more oil flows out of Strait of Hormuz

Ronny Reyes / NEW YORK POST 

WASHINGTON — President Trump claimed Wednesday that the US has complete control of the Strait of Hormuz, one day after Energy Secretary Chris Wright confirmed increasing oil exports from the crucial waterway as Iran’s economy continues to free fall.

“The U.S.A. has total control over the Strait of Hormuz. I THINK WE WILL KEEP IT!” Trump proclaimed on Truth Social.

“Our Naval Blockade is being called, by everyone, ‘A WALL OF STEEL,’ and there is nothing Iran can do about it,” he added.

The US renewed its blockade on Iranian ports last month, with the president opting to hit Tehran with economic pressure to force the Islamic Republic to sue for peace.

Meanwhile, Wright announced on X Tuesday that the seven-day average of oil leaving the strait was up to almost nine million barrels per day. Read more, and see photos here.