Canadian, U.S. stock markets jump and oil sinks as Iran says Strait of Hormuz open (www.ctvnews.ca)
from floofloof@lemmy.ca to world@lemmy.world on 17 Apr 2026 18:50
https://lemmy.ca/post/63494290

U.S. President Donald Trump initially celebrated, posting on social media that Iran announced the strait “is fully open and ready for full passage” but minutes later, he issued another post saying the U.S. blockade of Iranian ships and ports would continue until its deal with Iran is complete.

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Warl0k3@lemmy.world on 17 Apr 2026 20:35 next collapse

So he finally gets something even an infant could spin into something his base would consider a “victory” out of this whole Iranian travesty and he immediately blows it in a fit of ego???

I just. I don’t even know what to say about this one beyond “god fucking damn this guy is just constantly finding new depths of stupid to plumb”

Spacehooks@reddthat.com on 18 Apr 2026 12:56 collapse

Im starting to think iran is playing 5d chess.

verdi@tarte.nuage-libre.fr on 17 Apr 2026 21:11 next collapse

Did he warn the Chinese ships that were docking and passing that he closed Iranian ports?

rwrwefwef@sh.itjust.works on 18 Apr 2026 01:52 next collapse

Markets say the strait is open, but the IRGC says otherwise.

atropa@piefed.social on 18 Apr 2026 11:20 next collapse

Its closed now

melsaskca@lemmy.ca on 18 Apr 2026 13:12 collapse

Who cares. The stock market has been manipulated so badly that it has become meaningless with respect to value. We need more socialism in the world now that capitalism has been shown to be a world destroyer.