The Strait of Hormuz Isn't Closed, It's open to Iran
On March 5th, 2026, one week into the war that President Trump launched against Iran without congressional authorization, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced that the Strait of Hormuz would be closed to all ships linked to the United States, Israel, and their Western allies, a declaration that every major American news outlet reported as a blanket blockade, with CNN, CNBC, and the Washington Post all running variations of the same framing: Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most critical oil chokepoint, in a desperate act of retaliation. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth…
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