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Trump’s ‘Victory’ Brags Go Up in Smoke as Ships Come Under Attack
April 18, 2026
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Evan Vucci / REUTERSIt took less than 12 hours for President Donald Trump’s latest claims of victory in Iran to blow up in his face, as an Iranian Revolutionary Guard ship fired on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz early Saturday. Iran’s military announced that it was again closing the vital waterway and putting it under “strict control” until the U.S.
ended its blockade. It was a dizzying reversal after Iranian officials and Trump had said the strait was open to commercial vessels again on Friday.The 79-year-old president had called journalists with the news of his triumphs on Friday afternoon. In a phone interview, he told USA Today that the standoff over the crucial waterway was “over.”Read more at The Daily Beast.
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