EPISODE · Aug 18, 2026 · 16 MIN
Trump's INSANE Hormuz Claims Get Wrecked Again As US Exodus Continues
from Kernow Damo
Right, so Donald Trump's conflict with Iran was meant to show that America still dominates the region.He is of course also still deluding himself that the US controls the Strait of Hormuz. He says it's complete control.And yet as seemingly sure as night follows day, something else comes out to remind us as if we need it, that his grip on reality is a slippery one. American embassies are now getting ready to work with reduced staff, as more Americans say enough is enough and pack their bags. Diplomats who left may not finish their terms, and families who thought their absence from the region would be short may now have to accept they might never come back.Same war. Two quite different ideas of victory then.So much for the big, beautiful victory Trump keeps promising. Turns out, you cannot tweet your way out of a diplomatic evacuation. Trump has managed to create a mess here that he cannot bomb his way out of, since the people now fleeing are the only ones who might actually know how to end this farce should the Iran war ever end up officially ending and when the time comes. And yet the Cheeto-dusted Commander-in-Chief is, of course, very proud of his Hormuz performance. America owns it. Iran doesn't. Trump does. Presumably, he is having the deeds framed and hung somewhere at Mar-A-Lago He has ships. He has aircraft. He has what he calls a wall of steel. And if Iran tries anything, he says, they'll be blown away. That is Trump's entire idea of power, really isn’t it? Can I blow something up? Yes? Then I must be winning.
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