Strait of Hormuz reopens as U.S. blockade of Iran goes global; Trump warns Israel; Oil prices drop

Strait of Hormuz reopens as U.S. blockade of Iran goes global; Trump warns Israel; Oil prices drop

by WorldTribune Staff, April 17, 2026 Non-AI Real World News Iran’s foreign minister announced on April 17 that the Strait of Hormuz is now “completely open” for all commercial ships — as President Trump announced that the U.S. naval blockade on Iranian ships and ports would remain in place until Teheran signs an agreement ending […]

President Trump aims for ‘lasting peace’ between Iran-dominated Lebanon and Israel

President Trump aims for ‘lasting peace’ between Iran-dominated Lebanon and Israel

by WorldTribune Staff, April 16, 2026 Non-AI Real World News President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that Israel and Lebanon agreed to a ceasefire Thursday and said he had invited the leaders of both nations to Washington for the “first meaningful” peace talks between the often-at-war foes in more than 40 years. Weakened by U.S. […]

Trump-Xi deal? U.S. carrier thwarted attack by China-supplied anti-ship missiles

Trump-Xi deal? U.S. carrier thwarted attack by China-supplied anti-ship missiles

Special to WorldTribune, April 15, 2026 Real World News By Geostrategy-Direct, April 14, 2026 By Richard Fisher Amid numerous reports, and apparent government intelligence findings that China has recently supplied weapons to Iran and was on the verge of sending more, President Trump has engaged in a personal pressure campaign against China, for which he […]

Silence from media as DNI documents reveal ‘Deep State’ role in Trump impeachment

Silence from media as DNI documents reveal ‘Deep State’ role in Trump impeachment

by WorldTribune Staff, April 14, 2026 Non-AI Real World News Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard on Monday released never-before-seen documents exposing what she said was a coordinated effort by elements within the Intelligence Community, including a former inspector general, to manufacture a conspiracy that was used by Democrats as the basis to impeach […]

Strait of America? CENTCOM plays Trump card, as blockade begins

Strait of America? CENTCOM plays Trump card, as blockade begins

by WorldTribune Staff, April 13, 2026 Non-AI Real World News U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on Monday began the naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz (Strait of America?) hours after President Donald Trump issued the orders. “The blockade will be enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, […]

Trump card: U.S. conducts own blockade; Oil through Hormuz Strait flows East, critical for China

Trump card: U.S. conducts own blockade; Oil through Hormuz Strait flows East, critical for China

by WorldTribune Staff, April 12, 2026 Non-AI Real World News The USS Gerald Ford aircraft carrier that led the blockade of Venezuelan oil, is now in the Persian Gulf where it joins the USS Abraham Lincoln and other major American naval assets. President Donald Trump confirmed on Sunday that he is proceeding with a blockade […]

Fog of war: Iran reports lack hard data; Trump proclaims global ‘reset,’ hits regime, ‘influencers’

Fog of war: Iran reports lack hard data; Trump proclaims global ‘reset,’ hits regime, ‘influencers’

by WorldTribune Staff, April 10, 2026 Non-AI Real World News U.S. Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine told reporters on Wednesday that U.S. forces hit than 13,000 targets during the conflict with Iran. The U.S. and its regional partners also intercepted roughly 1,700 ballistic missiles and attack drones deployed by Iran, Caine said. The data, however, […]

Who’s fighting an unlikely DNI on behalf of the ‘Deep State’? NY Times, Washington Post, CNN . . .

Who’s fighting an unlikely DNI on behalf of the ‘Deep State’? NY Times, Washington Post, CNN . . .

by WorldTribune Staff, April 9, 2026 Non-AI Real World News When she was confirmed as Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Tulsia Gabbard vowed she would expose and attempt to dismantle the Deep State. According to the allegedly infallible Wikipedia: “In the United States, a political conspiracy theory posits the existence of a deep state within […]

Post Apocalypse: 50 percent tariff for arming Iran; ‘Joint venture’ for Hormuz tolls a ‘beautiful thing’

Post Apocalypse: 50 percent tariff for arming Iran; ‘Joint venture’ for Hormuz tolls a ‘beautiful thing’

by WorldTribune Staff, April 8, 2026 Non-AI Real World News Hours before the April 7 deadline after which he had threatened, “A whole civilization will die tonight,”  President Donald Trump agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran after talks with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who urged Trump to delay any further U.S. military action […]

Art of the apocalyptic deal: ‘A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again’

Art of the apocalyptic deal: ‘A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again’

Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, April 7, 2026 Non-AI Real World News President Donald Trump had set an 8 p.m. ET deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz with a warning so dramatic, that the legions of anti-Trump voices at home were in full meltdown mode. If the clerical regime and the Islamic Revolutionary […]

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