Donald Trump threatened to “take over” Iran if the Strait of Hormuz was not immediately re-opened, the president told Fox News.

His latest round of threats came in response to news Saturday that Iran was once again closing the key waterway, just days after signing an agreement to ensure that traffic could flow through.

Iran announced that it would close the Strait of Hormuz after Israeli forces continued an all-out assault into Lebanon aimed at dislodging Hezbollah militants.

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    3 days ago

    This will be just like covid, it will go on and one and many people will die needlessly, not to mention the financial cost. The only difference is this time HE created this entire problem.

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      While it’s true that Donald is directly responsible for this horrible loss of life, it’s also true that the world will hold the US government responsible long after Donald is out of office or even alive.

      A war is not fought by one person. In a democracy, or at least a country that passes for one, national level leaders are all responsible for such actions.

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        Not just the government, lol.

        Look at any comment section under a post about Ukraine. Nobody cares whether some particular russian supports the war or not. Either they’re at fault for supporting it, or they are at fault for not doing enough to stop it. Hell, even the ones that fled the country in an effort to avoid supporting it indirectly are sometimes considered responsible.