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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by anigold(m): 10:07pm On Apr 15

Offpoint1:
If Russia or China decides to Port in Iran what will US do? Blow them up?

U think China and Russia is ready for a war. grin

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by DLuciano: 10:09pm On Apr 15

mynd1:
Let US propaganda they deceive you.... For your information, many ships left Iranian ports and nothing stops them.

Sorry oga, shebi your role model don begin fall your hand. Very soon their name go change fron I-ran to I-flew, or HeRan to HeFlew. While not embrace peace and let all these gra gra end. It doesnt pay!
Let there be peace!

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by BigCowHornn: 10:14pm On Apr 15

mynd1:
Let US propaganda they deceive you.... For your information, many ships left Iranian ports and nothing stops them.

Yes and the iram will not see that opportunity to mock hell out of Donald Trump

Keep deceiving yourself on nairaland

Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by bamayo(m): 10:14pm On Apr 15

whats your proof?
If US wants to stop ship from going in and out of Iran, they can do it. they have th arsenal to do it.

mynd1:
Let US propaganda they deceive you.... For your information, many ships left Iranian ports and nothing stops them.

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by udemzyudex(m): 10:24pm On Apr 15

Offpoint1:
If Russia or China decides to Port in Iran what will US do? Blow them up?

You can call China and Russia then, I guess you were in mercury or mars when US seize Russia vessel huh.

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by erniok(m): 10:25pm On Apr 15

HacheNoire:
Trump is telling lies!

Navigation data says otherwise!

Chinese and Iranian ships are sailing with no obstruction!

Why he had to chicken out with a post that, he is helping China open the straight 🤣😂🤣😂

China already warned him in a public statement by the Chinese defense minister.

US forces are not even inside the strait but outside. They could not even sail through Yemen, they had to go turn around Africa to make it there!

Most Western media are playing along to Trump’s lies. The reality is different!

South Korea just got huge shipment that could last them for 3 months via same strait.

Blockade is only on paper!

Ships can pass if they are nit coming from Iranian port.

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by Breaker001: 10:25pm On Apr 15

Have you noticed that Iran has not fired a single drone or missile at US since the blockade began? "Iran is winning" 😂

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by HacheNoire: 10:26pm On Apr 15

erniok:
Ships can pass if they are nit coming from Iranian port.

But Iranian and Chinese ships passed!

Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by reddingtonblack: 10:33pm On Apr 15

ERockson:
Enemies of the US should be rational for once. The purpose of US blockade of the Homos is to ensure it opens permanently without Iran having any power to obstruct it

What do you mean rationale, everything Trump as done is it warranted, this is a Man that promised to stop Russia & ukraine War buh since he came he himself as created more global crisis .... Steering up needlezz war

On two organisation they have baited iran with peace talk, the 1st they used to kill the iran leader

The 2nd, you ask for a cease fire only to use it to deploy your soldiers to gain ground so you can force iran to bow ... these are foul actions from the US

don't put rationale in same line with Trump .. Its a needless war

Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by erniok(m): 10:34pm On Apr 15

HacheNoire:
But Iranian and Chinese ships passed!

From Iranian ports? If yes, your proof link make I follow read.

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by Kobojunkie: 10:35pm On Apr 15

HacheNoire:
➜But Iranian and Chinese ships passed!

Where is your evidence that Iranian ships have crossed the pass? Where are the Chinese ships that cross coming from or headed to Iranian ports? 😒

Provide backup for your claims so we at least know what you are, maybe, referring to here. 😒

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by fashrola(m): 10:47pm On Apr 15

mynd1:
Let US propaganda they deceive you.... For your information, many ships left Iranian ports and nothing stops them.

Better type what you have knowledge about….

Stop spreading fake information…

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by Smartguyboy(m): 10:50pm On Apr 15

mayor1814:
According to reports from Reuters, US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is forcing more vessels to back. No vessel is coming in and going out of Iran ports. However, Donald Trump noted that while the successful blockade is being carried out he stressed there could be resumption of talks with Iran.

President Trump said talks with Iran could soon resume and end in a deal, even as the US blockade on Iranian ports forces more vessels to turn back https://t.co/naQKFYQTJP pic.twitter.com/mbUgGJmfnW
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 15, 2026

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/us-iran-war-news-435-million-irans-estimated-per-day-loss-due-to-uss-hormuz-blockade-11354309

He want people to start buying their stolen Venezuela oil by force .

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by oloriokonbowa: 10:51pm On Apr 15

I think it's time uou change your black and white TV

mynd1:
Let US propaganda they deceive you.... For your information, many ships left Iranian ports and nothing stops them.

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by Peacecore: 10:52pm On Apr 15

mynd1:
Let US propaganda they deceive you.... For your information, many ships left Iranian ports and nothing stops them.

Well-done chief of Marine and Blue energy, Islamic extremist state of Iran.

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by Aniwhyte(m): 10:53pm On Apr 15

ERockson:
Enemies of the US should be rational for once. The purpose of US blockade of the Homos is to ensure it opens permanently without Iran having any power to obstruct it

And how are they going to do that, open permanently u say?? Like permanently, as how naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by oloriokonbowa: 10:55pm On Apr 15

How can brainwashed peoplenbe rational? Dey play

ERockson:
Enemies of the US should be rational for once. The purpose of US blockade of the Homos is to ensure it opens permanently without Iran having any power to obstruct it

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by adagba001: 11:00pm On Apr 15

mayor1814:
According to reports from Reuters, US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is forcing more vessels to back. No vessel is coming in and going out of Iran ports. However, Donald Trump noted that while the successful blockade is being carried out he stressed there could be resumption of talks with Iran.

$435m per day…. So how much was Iran making per day before the war and during/after the war? Remember this is a country under sanctions….
$435m per day is about $13b per month… multiply that by 1year…..

I doubt this figure

President Trump said talks with Iran could soon resume and end in a deal, even as the US blockade on Iranian ports forces more vessels to turn back https://t.co/naQKFYQTJP pic.twitter.com/mbUgGJmfnW
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 15, 2026

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/us-iran-war-news-435-million-irans-estimated-per-day-loss-due-to-uss-hormuz-blockade-11354309

Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by Kobojunkie: 11:02pm On Apr 15

Smartguyboy:
➜He want people to start buying their stolen Venezuela oil by force .

The UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, and Bahrain ports in the strait are all still open, and traffic is allowed to flow to and fro those. 😒

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by HacheNoire: 11:11pm On Apr 15

Kobojunkie:
Where is your evidence that Iranian ships have crossed the pass? Where are the Chinese ships that cross coming from or headed to Iranian ports? 😒

Provide backup for your claims so we at least know what you are, maybe, referring to here. 😒

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by HacheNoire: 11:12pm On Apr 15

erniok:
Ships can pass if they are nit coming from Iranian port.

Where are Chinese ships coming from?

Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by johncreek: 11:12pm On Apr 15

Iran is so foolish and gullible, US baited them with that deal, and they folded, now US played them so smartly .

Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by chipet67(m): 11:14pm On Apr 15

mynd1:
Let US propaganda they deceive you.... For your information, many ships left Iranian ports and nothing stops them.

So how do we believe a faceless and no-data you?

Omniscient

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by Kobojunkie: 11:20pm On Apr 15

HacheNoire:
...

If you had bothered reading the article(not just the headline) for yourself, you would have seen where you are in error with your conclusion.

Trump had been demanding Iran open the international waterway, which usually sees the transit of one-quarter of the world's seaborne oil trade. Since the war has begun though, traffic has plunged 90 percent, sparking global supply panic and rising oil and fuel prices.
Following the breakdown of talks between U.S. and Iranian negotiators on Sunday, Trump announced the U.S. would blockade the already impacted strait to retaliate against Iran.

But it doesn't appear to be working. In the first 24 hours since the operation began, at least seven ships have made it through, including four tankers linked to Iran.
One was a Chinese-owned vessel sanctioned by the U.S. in 2023 for carrying Iranian oil. That was spotted on the other side of the Strait in the Gulf of Oman on Tuesday.

⚈ Trump announced the Blockade would be against Iran, not China.
⚈ The Chinese vessel that was spotted in a port on the Omani side of the Strait, not on the Iranian side, where all ports have been blockaded

** The article claims, without evidence, that 4 tankers connected to Iran were able to pass within 24 hours. There is no way to verify or debate that.
** The attached images show the blockaded Iranian ports in red. Note the blue ports in the same strait are open for regular operation.

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by raphieMontella: 11:25pm On Apr 15

HacheNoire:
Where are Chinese ships coming from?

They ported at UAE not Iran

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by mayor1814(op): 11:28pm On Apr 15

89green:
US Central Command (CENTCOM) said earlier no vessels have breached the blockade since its implementation.

At the same time, reports are emerging of some commercial traffic transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic chokepoint between Iran and Oman through which 20% of the world’s oil exports and 80% of Iran’s oil exports travel.

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/04/15/middleeast/iran-blockade-explainer-analysis-intl-hnk-ml

Any vessel going in or from Iran is disallowed. Iran has been boxed. Loses $400 million per day...

Read this below ogbeni 👇

US Central Command (CENTCOM) says its blockade applies only to vessels entering and exiting Iranian ports. But how is Washington's blockade being implemented in the Strait of Hormuz?

Al Jazeera’s Um-e-Kulsoom Shariff explains. pic.twitter.com/IuGhzijMkG
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) April 15, 2026

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by Kushites: 11:30pm On Apr 15

LagosOrigin:
Russia that couldn't defeat small Ukraine 😂😂😂

You're a clown

USE YOUR BRAIN.

RUSSIA HAS MORE NUCLEAR WARHEADS THAN AMERICA.

THEY CAN DESTROY UKRAINE IN ONE DAY IF THEY NUKED THEM.

AMERICA (HOPEFULLY) DOESN'T WANT TO FIGHT A FELLOW NUCLEAR SUPERPOWER OR THAT WILL LEAD TO GLOBAL NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST THAT WILL CONSUME YOU.

Thoughtless people who think this is Ludo.

Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by MrSly(m): 11:36pm On Apr 15

mynd1:
Let US propaganda they deceive you.... For your information, many ships left Iranian ports and nothing stops them.

The keeper of Iranian ports have spoken. You guys are very funny.

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by 1sttruth: 11:40pm On Apr 15

mynd1:
Let US propaganda they deceive you.... For your information, many ships left Iranian ports and nothing stops them.

Even Aljazeera could confirm that no ship has gone in and left Iran ports since the blockade.

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Re: US Blockade Forces More Vessels To Turn Back; Iran Loses $400 Million Day by Leepeak(m): 11:42pm On Apr 15

Lol trump with fake news na five and six
US lawmakers move to impeach War Secretary Hegseth over Iran ‘war crimes’
A number of US lawmakers are set to file five articles of impeachment against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth over war crimes committed in Iran.

The impeachment resolution will be introduced by Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.), the first Iranian American Democrat in Congress, on Wednesday, accusing Hegseth of war crimes in connection with the US-Israeli aggression against Iran, abuse of power and mishandling of the Department of War, according to Axios.

Eight Democrats are co-sponsoring the resolution, including Reps. Steve Cohen (Tenn.), Jasmine Crockett (Texas), Nikema Williams (Ga.), Sarah McBride (Del.), Brittany Pettersen (Colo.), Dina Titus (Nev.), Dave Min (Calif.), and Shri Thanedar (Mich.).

Ansari announced last week that she was filing articles of impeachment, saying Hegseth was “complicit” in President Donald Trump’s “devastating, illegal war” against Iran.

The first article says Hegseth violated his oath of office in overseeing an “unauthorized war against Iran and reckless endangerment of United States service members.”

According to the resolution, the secretary is guilty of war crimes by targeting civilians and breaking the rules of armed conflict, citing the deadly US bombing of a girls’ elementary school in Iran’s Minab.

The articles also focused on the mishandling of sensitive information, referring to the use of the Signal app on his personal cell phone to discuss a pending strike on targets in Yemen.

Moreover, the resolution accuses Hegseth of obstructing Congress’s ability to oversee the military by withholding information regarding military actions in Venezuela and Iran, and other countries.

It also accuses the secretary of abusing his power, “including targeting and launching bogus investigations against specific elected officials for the express purpose of political retribution.”

The articles, however, are almost certain to go nowhere in the House controlled by the Republicans.

Trump’s war on Iran, which began on February 28, has further fueled Americans’ anger. According to a poll published last week, most Americans want Congress to impeach US President Donald Trump over his war on Iran and other controversial policies.

The costly and illegal war on Iran has already consumed tens of billions of dollars and raised concerns about the strain on US weapons stockpiles.

The war has also carried a considerable political cost for Trump. His approval rating dropped to 39 percent in early April, down from 42 percent in late February before the war began, with 53 percent disapproving, marking the lowest rating of his second term.

Inside Congress, Democrats supported impeachment by 84 percent to 8 percent, with 78 percent strongly backing removal. Republicans, however, opposed impeachment by 81 percent to 14 percent, with 77 percent of GOP foes strongly opposed. Independents swung toward impeachment, 55 percent to 34 percent.

In the House, lawmakers need only a simple majority to impeach Trump, but Democrats lack the majority.

Senate conviction requires a two-thirds vote in a chamber that remains firmly Republican. Currently, no votes for removal exist on either side of the chamber.

Iran has declared a “historic victory” following the war of aggression by the United States and the Israeli regime that lasted 40 days, announcing that Washington had been forced to accept an Iranian proposal.

On April 8, the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire after Washington received the 10-point proposal from Tehran.

Israel's Maariv newspaper admitted that the US-Israeli war against the Islamic Republic has ended in a "decisive victory for Iran," with both the US and Israel conceding to a "strategic surrender" and retreating from the battlefield.

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