You can't blame them for not believing his bluster because at this point, who does?
/
Shot:
Trump Warns Iran on Strait of Hormuz, Says U.S. May 'Take Over'
President Trump was raising the heat on Iran, which said Saturday it was closing traffic through the Strait of Hormuz because of fighting in Lebanon.
Trump told Fox News that he spoke with Iranian officials over night and warned that if they close the Strait they "won't have a country."
Fox correspondent Trey Yingst said he spoke with Trump today, and Trump described the phone call with Iranian officials to him. "We may take over the strait if we have to."
Chaser:
President Trump issues severe threat — and now Iran is responding
Iran mocks Trump's Hormuz threat, says US can't control waterway
Iran’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission spokesperson on Sunday dismissed President Donald Trump’s threat to impose tolls in the Strait of Hormuz, saying his claims of taking control of the waterway were “empty bluffs.”
“Trump is complaining about the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and has threatened that he might take control of the strait and become its guardian angel!” Ebrahim Rezaei said in a post shared on X.
"Only a fool could make such utterly empty claims, he added before stating that the “shelf life of these bluffs has expired.”
“If you had the guts, you would have seized control of the Strait of Hormuz (even for a moment) during over a hundred days of war — you wanted to, but you couldn't.”
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy had announced Saturday that it was closing the strait and warned ships to stay clear of the critical shipping lane.
Trump said in a Truth Social post Saturday that the United States could impose tolls if negotiations in Switzerland fail to produce a lasting agreement before the 60-day ceasefire expires.
It strikes me that the 60-day ceasefire expired at least 60 days ago, but whatever.
On the other hand, Victor Davis Hanson disagrees, and says that it’s the Iranians who should be worried. He’s a lot smarter than me and most of his critics, so I hope he’s right.
I hope.
