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2026-03-31 -Land of the Free

Trump tells allies 'go and TAKE' Hormuz in shock Iran retreat signal as markets erupt

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Posted by Skidmark 2026-03-31 12:17|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1810 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

1 Italy risks Trump's wrath as US bombers are denied access to Sicily air base when pilots tried to land without army's permission

'Italy is certainly not considering going to war with Iran,' Crosetto emphatically announced earlier in the March.

He continued: 'I don't think there will ever be Italian soldiers or planes capable of bombing Iran; this seems clear and obvious to me,' before adding: 'Not only is it constitutionally impossible, but there isn't even the will.'

Posted by Skidmark 2026-03-31 12:28|| 2026-03-31 12:28|| Front Page Top

2 Trump: 'My sole focus is stopping Iran from getting nukes, not Strait of Hormuz'

Posted by Grom the Affective 2026-03-31 13:13|| 2026-03-31 13:13|| Front Page Top

3 It wouldn't be a Daily Fail article if someone wasn't "shocked."

Posted by EMS Artifact 2026-03-31 13:34|| 2026-03-31 13:34|| Front Page Top

4 Italy doesn't care about the Strait of Hormuz. They get their oil from olives.

Posted by SteveS 2026-03-31 14:32|| 2026-03-31 14:32|| Front Page Top

5 Europe only gets around some 16% of its oil from the ME so it could live without the strait. Asia is the huge importer of ME oil and Iran isn't gonna risk pissing of China (80% of oil imports from the ME) by cutting them off.

Posted by DarthVader 2026-03-31 23:47|| 2026-03-31 23:47|| Front Page Top

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