Hormuz Deal Collapses Amidst US Lies and Iranian Hardliner Entrenchment

Simplicius
Apr 19, 2026

The Hormuz shuffle has turned into a truly incomprehensible dance. A mere day after Trump had exulted over the full reopening of the Strait, things have again slid into total disarray, with Iran in turn announcing Hormuz’s closure once again to stupefied and exhausted onlookers.

The problem seems to have stemmed with a series of grossly inflated US claims about the “deal” that was struck with Iran. Trump seemed to believe Iran would give up its enrichment, along with the “nuclear dust” that seemed to so gravely bother Trump:

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