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On Apple, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. Karen, the U.S. war with Iran may be headed to a new phase after the breakdown of peace talks in Pakistan over the weekend. President Trump says the U.S. will begin a full naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and retaliate against any Iranian resistance. The president announced it on his way back to Washington last night from Miami.
10 o'clock tomorrow, we have a blockade going into effect. That'll be 10 o'clock tomorrow. Other nations are working so that Iran will not be able to sell oil. And that will be very effective.
President Trump did not elaborate on which countries would help with the blockade. We get more from Bloomberg's Jumana Bersetchi in Dubai.
The U.S. will be sending more warships, submarines, perhaps surveillance aircraft to monitor all of the vessels' movements throughout the course of the straits. President Trump has also said that they will start interdicting any ships that agree to pay a fee or a transit fee to get through. And then they will begin with the minesweeping exercises as well, possibly by deploying specialists or even submarines in that space too.
Bloomberg's Germana Bersetchi reports Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps has warned any military vessel attempting to approach the strait would be considered a violation of the ceasefire. This morning, three tankers tried to cross the strait ahead of the blockade by sailing close to Iran's coast. Well, Nathan, this latest move in the Iran war is drawing a sharp reaction in Washington. Democratic Senator Tim Kaine says it never should have gone this far. We had a diplomatic control over Iran not seeking a nuclear weapon that Donald Trump decided to tear up. And we had an open strait of Hormuzan reasonable gas prices up until February 27th when Donald Trump launched this war without the support of allies, the American public or Congress.
Democrat Tim Kaine appeared on ABC's This Week, but Republican Congressman Mike Turner says President Trump should have more international support for the blockade. He was a guest on CBS's Face the Nation.
The Straits are not just a United States issue. It is also a Europe issue. It is a worldwide issue. And Iran shouldn't be permitted to just decide who gets through.
And former White House National Security Advisor John Bolton says President Trump should not stop with a blockade.
The only way to get true peace and security in the Middle East is to have regime change in Iran.
You can negotiate all you want with these people. It's not going to change anything. And former National Security Advisor John Bolton was speaking on Bloomberg this weekend. Catch that show along with Face the Nation and This Week every Sunday on Bloomberg Radio. Well, Karen, President Trump isn't just going after Iran. He's also attacking Pope Leo XIV after a series of rebukes from the American-born pontiff over the war and the idea that God is on the U.S. side.
We don't like a pope that's going to say that it's okay to have a nuclear weapon. We don't want a pope that says crime is okay in our cities.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–4:59
2
What recent developments are there regarding the U.S. blockade of Iran?
4:59–5:39
3
What are the implications of President Trump's naval blockade announcement?
5:39–9:39
4
How are international reactions shaping the U.S. blockade strategy?
9:39–10:41
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