Wartime Again Over Strait of Hormuz By November 3rd

 Nadene Goldfoot                                         

President Donald Trump shared a modified map on his Truth Social account that renamed the Strait of Hormuz to the "Strait of Trump". The post featured commercial ships traversing the waterway but did not include a caption. The graphic was originally created by the pro-Trump account "IStandWithTrump47."

Are we all at war now or is war on the immediate horizen?

Iranian lawmaker Ebrahim Rezaei issued the threat, warning: "Come — we are waiting for you — and we promise that not a single American soldier will return alive." This statement was a direct response to US President Donald Trump who threatened to seize Kharg Island—Iran's major oil export hub—following US airstrikes on Iranian targets."  Kharg Island, also spelled Khark Island and often referred to as the "Forbidden Island", is a continental island of Iran in the Persian Gulf. The island is 25 kilometres off the coast of Iran and 660 kilometres northwest of the Strait of Hormuz. This all is in response to Iran's refusal to obey Trump's wishes about the peace treaty they disagree with. 

Hmm, no wonder Iran thinks they own the Strait;  it's on; their border 

“To me, I think it’s over," Trump told reporters when asked about the state of the truce. The latest multi-day pause in fighting had been loosely observed during the funeral period for Iran’s late Supreme Leader, but unravelled rapidly following a fresh chain of maritime attacks.

A move came after a night of strikes in the Persian Gulf and "sharper rhetoric from U.S. President Donald Trump, who said he viewed the ceasefire with Iran as effectively over. The meeting had been scheduled to focus on Israel’s memorandum of understanding with the United States, but was also expected to address Iran.

US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that the fragile ceasefire between Washington and Tehran has officially collapsed. Speaking on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Trump warned of immediate escalation, stating that the U.S. could launch deeper military strikes, reinstate a strict naval blockade, and potentially seize Kharg Island—the primary backbone of Iran’s petroleum export empire.

Seems like it's taken Trump a long time to understand how Israel feels about Iran not being a country one can trust or count on in wanting peace between themselves and others.  He's been most naive.  

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz canceled their participation in a military ceremony Wednesday evening and were set to hold a security discussion as Israel closely monitored the renewed confrontation between the United States and Iran.  President Isaac Herzog and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir were expected to attend the graduation ceremony at the National Security College, scheduled for 7 p.m. In Jerusalem, officials said Israel was on high alert and preparing for the possibility that fighting could quickly resume. Still, the prevailing assessment was that the current U.S.-Iran clash would not escalate into a full-scale war, at least not before the U.S. midterm elections" happening November 3, 2026."

Update:  10:12am 8th July 2026 : The ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is over, at least for the time being. Trump announced the end after Iran fired at several cargo ships and the U.S. responded with airstrikes hitting over 80 Iranian military targets.Iran responded with strikes of its own, launching drones and ballistic missiles at Bahrain and Kuwait. U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth cancelled his planned visit to Israel today. How this all will play out and how it will effect Israel is unclear. The ceasefire might be back on by the time you read this, or there might be all out war...or something in between. Stay tuned, and pray.

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