Talks failed, so Trump is closing the strait he told them to open

Reportedly the fun starts at 10am EDT tomorrow morning.

Trump says US will blockade Strait of Hormuz after Iran talks fail

US forces will begin implementing a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and leaving Iranian ports on Monday at 10 a.m. New York time, the US Central Command said.

“The blockade will be enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, including all Iranian ports on the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman,” Centcom said in a statement Sunday.

currently.att.yahoo.com - Trump says US blockade hormuz

So, are they counting ships from other countries that stop at the Iranian island to pay the tolls, as "entering and leaving Iranian ports"? Will be interesting when a Chinese flag ship comes through the Strait. Trump the Pirate King did seize a Russian flagged ship. But, when the UK said it would seize a "shadow fleet" tanker, the Russians gave it a naval escort and the Brits held back.

Sanctioned Russian tanker escorted past UK coast without interception

msn.com - Sanctioned russian tanker escorted past UK coast without interception

Must be that 5D chess…..

Maybe 6D? He made a show of "negotiating", but the effort was set up to fail. So now, oil supply is even more restricted. Last time I looked, WTI was up about $8 at $104, to the great profit of USian big oil.

My car had a little more than a half tank, but, I topped up today,@ $3.62/gallon, for the halibut.

Steve