Opinion: Trump brilliantly calls Iran’s bluff — with his own Strait of Hormuz blockade

April 13, 2026

Whoever’s calling the shots in Iran wasted yet another chance for peace over the weekend, and now President Trump will again call Tehran’s bluff.

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