Iran is up to its old tricks again. The Speaker of Iran’s Parliament just announced that the Strait of Hormuz is closed. According to him, this so-called “deal” keeping one of the world’s most important water routes open has been tossed in the trash, and he’s blaming President Trump—of course. Leave it to the Iranians to try another stunt in the name of “diplomacy.”
Let’s get this straight. Liberals howled when President Trump dared to push back against the disastrous Obama-era Iran deal, a backroom giveaway that let the mullahs run wild. Now Iran wants to slam shut a shipping lane that moves a fifth of the world’s oil. They’re doing it to punish America and squeeze every country that relies on that crude. Who benefits? Certainly not hardworking Americans, who’ll be hit with higher gas prices thanks to another regime throwing a tantrum.
Once again, the globalists and soft-on-tyrants crowd are silent. Where is the outrage from the so-called world community? Where are the Democrats, who insisted Trump’s tough approach would make America less “respected” abroad, now that Iran is showing open aggression? Instead, we get finger-pointing and excuses, pretending like American strength is the problem—not Iranian blackmail.
This is what happens when you let rogue regimes call the shots. Every time the West caves, Iran gets bolder. They see weakness, they pounce. Closing the Strait of Hormuz isn’t just about oil—it’s about testing the will of America. Liberals would rather handcuff our President than admit that peace through strength actually works.
Here’s a lesson: Dictators don’t respect empty promises or hashtags. They respect bold action—a lesson President Trump understood, and a lesson the left refuses to learn. So will Democrats ever stop carrying water for Iran, or are they content to watch America get pushed around while our enemies block the world’s oil supply? The answer seems obvious—just follow the silence.
Source: Redstate
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