Japanese, French and Omani vessels cross Strait of Hormuz

Three Omani-operated tankers, a French-owned container ship and a Japanese-owned gas carrier have crossed the Strait ‌of Hormuz since Thursday, shipping data showed, reflecting Iran's policy to allow passage for vessels it deems friendly. Iran initially shut the Strait - a route for about a fifth of global ‌oil and…

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Last week the US stated they didn't need any of the oil, and that if other countries wanted it they could go figure it out themselves. Looks like they have. And yet the US is now back to threatening Iran if they don't open up the oil.

We are 1 Year and 3 months into this current administration, 2 years and 9 months remain. Despite the short period in office, so much damage and chaos has being caused by one individual and the sycophants who surround him.

It is a fact that the reputation of the USA has being damaged, perhaps not repairable for decades or more. This will have consequences.

Perhaps, I hope, Americans will take action to save the democratic norms and institutions that so many of them have claimed to cherish. Before he has dismantled and replaced too many to salvage. Or perhaps they have work tomorrow.

> 2 years and 9 months remain

You think.

Peaceful transfers of power are always tricky in younger democracies.