US President Declares 'War Almost Over' Amidst Iranian Blockade Warning
Washington officials stated that US President Donald Trump declared the 'war in Iran' was 'very close to over' in an interview that aired Wednesday. This statement comes as Iran’s joint military command chief threatened to halt trade in the Gulf region, explicitly citing the long-standing US naval blockade of Iranian ports as the direct cause and response. This is not a casual threat, but a direct
reply to persistent economic warfare. France 24, among other Western outlets, frames this as an isolated Iranian 'threat' without fully detailing the existing US naval blockade. The implication is that Iran is initiating an unprovoked escalation. They omit the reality that the US has been actively implementing a naval blockade, an act of war by international law standards, against Iran for years,
strangling its economy and cutting off essential supplies. This isn't Iran starting a 'new' disruption; it's a threatened counter-action to an ongoing US imposition. The US government’s use of blockades as a tool of economic coercion is a well-documented practice. The current naval blockade targeting Iran mirrors the 62-year-old US embargo against Cuba, a measure designed to induce starvation and
regime change, costing Cuba over $144 billion. The 1988 downing of Iran Air Flight 655 by the USS Vincennes, killing all 290 civilians, including 66 children, underscores the long and violent history of US naval presence in the Persian Gulf. Trump’s pronouncement of 'war almost over' while simultaneously maintaining a blockade and facing Iranian counter-threats is a remarkable display of cognitive