Yaniv Weissman
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Yaniv Weissman
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The Strait of Hormuz for 15 April 2026

Maximum Pressure Returns: U.S. Targets Shadow Fleet Tankers as Iran Oil Waiver Expires gcaptain.com/maximum-pressu…

U.S. Turns Back Nine Ships as Iran Port Blockade Holds, Tankers Test Limits gcaptain.com/u-s-turns-back…


*TOTAL US OIL EXPORTS JUMP TO RECORD HIGH, EIA SAYS

האמירה של טראמפ "שהוא פותח" את הורמוז עבור סין מעבירה מסר מצמרר עבור בייג'ין. המשמעות היא: לארה"ב יש שליטה על הכלכלה הסינית, על החיים של הסינים ועל השגשוג שלה. צעד לא נכון ולא מחושב מול טיוואן וארה"ב "תסגור את הורמוז" שוב. זה לא זמני - אלא המצב הקבוע. שלשום משרד המלחמה האמריקאי פרסם את שתוף הפעולה עם אינדונזיה במצר מלאקה דרכו סין מייבאת כמעט את רוב הנפט שהיא צורכת. אבל "המומחים" כבר אמרו שטראמפ הסתבך, והאיראנים החכמים עשו לו תרגיל. יש פה מעצמה וצוותי עבודה הטובים בעולם




Italy’s Giorgia Meloni just waited for her defense deal with Israel to auto-renew, so she could boldly claim she was 'suspending' it. Here’s what nobody teaches you about politicspeak in school: the more precisely a politician chooses their words, the less they actually mean. Meloni didn’t “end” the defense deal. She didn’t “cancel” it. She didn’t even “block” it. Notice the careful words: she “suspended the automatic renewal.” Which is the geopolitical equivalent of letting your car lease auto-renew for another five years, then telling your spouse you’ve decided to “suspend future renewals.” You’re still making the payments. The car is still in your driveway. You’re just hoping she remembers the announcement and not the math. You just want credit for the bold and brave gesture. And the timing is beautiful. The agreement quietly renewed on April 13. She made her announcement on April 14. Meaning she waited for the paperwork to go through, then walked into a wine festival in Verona and told cameras she was taking a brave stand. She said the word “suspend” into a microphone and let everyone hear whatever they wanted to hear. Because here’s what she actually needs: Brussels must see her standing with the European consensus against Israel. Washington must know the defense architecture is still intact. Italian voters must feel like something happened. And Leonardo’s stock price must not wobble. The word “suspend” is doing all the heavy lifting. And it’s doing a magnificent job.






More than 10,000 U.S. Sailors, Marines, and Airmen along with over a dozen warships and dozens of aircraft are executing the mission to blockade ships entering and departing Iranian ports. During the first 24 hours, no ships made it past the U.S. blockade and 6 merchant vessels complied with direction from U.S. forces to turn around to re-enter an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman. The blockade is being enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, including all Iranian ports on the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. U.S. forces are supporting freedom of navigation for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports.





