Trump considers “winding down” Iran war without opening Hormuz Strait

https://www.axios.com/2026/03/20/trump-winding-down-iran-war-hormuz-strait

35 Comments

  1. prof_dr_mr_obvious on

    I am getting loser energy from the orange jackass. 

    He got in this without any plan, burned his ass, tried to let others clean the mess but they wouldn’t so now he wants to chicken out.

  2. Ostentatious_Kilroy on

    He’s already planning on boots on ground. Miller and Hegesth told him to do it or Israel would take credit for winning the war.

  3. octopusboots on

    I kinda wonder if out of all the players who put him there, the evangelicals won out with their bid to light of their hotly sought after apocolypse.

  4. Leverkaas2516 on

    It’ll be interesting to see what words he uses to declare defeat while still pretending to be strong to his supporters.

  5. Busy-Explanation4339 on

    Perhas FIFA can give him the “quickest US military defeat in history” award.

  6. Not sure I understood – they’re pulling out AND the straits are closed? Isn’t that a lose-lose ?

  7. kickflip2indy on

    So not only did he shit the bed, now he’s also refusing to clean up after himself?

  8. You made it so the enemy gets a vote now, dumbo. you can’t just tuck your tail between your legs and run away this time

    This war is by far the dumbest thing Trump has ever done

  9. SilverIdaten on

    So now we’re stuck paying exorbitant gas prices, all because an old man wanted to kill an even older man. I hate this pedophile so much, and his supporters even more so.

  10. Is this by design? Trigger a war, close an essential oil supply route, open Russian oil back up then say “o trust Russia more than European allies”?

    This all seems far too orchestrated to me

  11. PolarSquirrelBear on

    Only two things he can do now. Boots on the ground, or he pulls out and you have now an even more radicalized Iran.

    God this was the stupidest shit ever.

  12. Run away, Donny boy! Escape while you can! Oh, but wait, the Epstein files are back there! You’re trapped, like Putin! You can’t stop, you have to keep the people distracted by pretending to be doing bigly President things, so they don’t start thinking too hard!

  13. I have a different theory. He manipulates the market then he continues the war. Those ground troops are still on their way.

  14. trump has taught Iran just how much power it has over the world. Before this war the Hormuz chokehold was theoretical. Now it is practical.

    trump can take his “toys” and go home. The mess he made will persist. Iran can demand compensation from the world for the murder of its citizens and destruction of its property before it reopens the strait.

  15. Bombs a school, declares victory then fucks off leaving literally everything in a worse state than it was before.

    Sounds about right.

  16. RedLemonSlice on

    That man never in his whole life had to face any consequences for any mistake he ever made.

  17. “The Hormuz Strait will have to be guarded and policed, as necessary, by other Nations who use it — The United States does not,” Trump wrote. “If asked, we will help these Countries in their Hormuz efforts, but it shouldn’t be necessary once Iran’s threat is eradicated.”

    Qatar: Give back the plane.

  18. Savage-September on

    He’s by far the worst president ever. And will go down in history and one of the stupidest world leaders to have ever exist. We need to coin this era so that we capture this moment in time.

  19. Correct-Junket-1346 on

    It’s because his gamble didn’t pay off, he attacked thinking NATO would get involved in his illegal war to stem the blow to global markets, NATO did not, so he’s annoyed the pals he’s been grifting for so far for his presidency.

  20. ThisTimeAHuman on

    Has anyone shit himself both literally and figuratively on the scale of this man, in human history?

    He’s got to at least be contending for the prize.

  21. cyclingisthecure on

    Just incase americans haven’t noticed, this imbecile is still your president and him and his entire criminal family with billions of your money are still not in jail somehow

  22. dowdymeatballs on

    But is Iran interested in winding down?

    They have been very clear on their terms for ending the war;
    * withdrawal of the US from the Middle East
    * recognition of Iran’s legitimate rights
    * payment of reparations for damages
    * internationally backed guarantees against future aggression

    They’ve also floated such ideas of putting tolls on the Straight of Hormuz moving forward.

    Trump can wind down all he wants, but unlikely to see the same from Iran as they know it will just happen again in another year once the US and Israel are better prepared.

  23. Guilty-Mix-7629 on

    “You can’t play chess with a seagull. Eventually, it will flip the board, shit all over it and fly away to tell its friends it kicked your ass.”

  24. MommersHeart on

    This is a lie. He is LYING to calm markets.

    He is sending 3 warships and thousands of troops on top of the 5000 marines deployed. And they just approved 53 billion for the war through some side deal and are demanding $200 billion from congress.

    He. Is. Lying.

  25. Outrageous_Donut7681 on

    I knew once the going gets hard or requires any thought or work he’ll just get bored and give up.

    If there aren’t any flashy immediate results there is no interest in doing anything.

    Just like a 3 year old.