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5 min readIran Strikes Second Ship as Trump’s Strait of Hormuz Strategy Unravels
Iran has struck a second vessel attempting to exit the Strait of Hormuz outside the IRGC-administered route, and the episode reveals a widening gap between the Trump administration's posturing and its actual control over events in the region. The attack came after the United States carried out strikes on Iranian targets at Keshim and Suriq, and Iran retaliated by hitting U.S. military targets in Bahrain. Meanwhile, Donald Trump responded by posting AI-generated images of himself draped in an American flag and holding the globe on his shoulders.
The Second Ship Strike and the Collapse of the U.S. Route
The UK Maritime Trade Operations advisory confirmed that a tanker was hit by an unidentified projectile. The vessel was a laden, Panama-flagged VLCC carrying Qatar Energy oil, likely bound for Japan. It was using a route the United States had been promoting as an alternative to the IRGC-administered passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran had previously warned that any ship using that U.S.-backed route would not have its safety guaranteed, citing Article 5 of the memorandum of understanding that gives Iran and Oman joint administration of the strait.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (02:15) **Iran Strikes Second Ship in Strait of Hormuz** - Iran hits a Panama-flagged VLCC carrying Qatar energy oil, using a US-promoted route outside the IRGC-administered lane
- 2 (04:15) **Iran Also Strikes US Military Targets in Bahrain** - Following US strikes on Keshim and Suriq, Iran successfully hits targets in Bahrain
- 3 (05:15) **Satellite Imagery Shows Strait of Hormuz Traffic Shut Down** - All ships are now using the IRGC-administered lane, with no traffic in the US-backed Omani lane
- 4 (06:30) **Trump Responds with Self-Aggrandizing Memes** - Instead of a strategic response, Trump posts AI images of himself draped in an American flag and holding the world on his shoulders
- 5 (08:14) **Trump's "Great American Fire Festival" Fiasco** - The 250th anniversary celebration is a disaster, with sparse attendance and amateurish performances
- 6 (10:58) **Marco Rubio's MOU Undermining Mission** - Rubio brokers a separate Lebanon-Israel-US MOU that directly contradicts the Iran MOU
- 7 (13:32) **David Fromm Commentary on Trump's Failures** - Fromm notes that while few have full information on how Trump lost the Iran War, everyone can see the fiasco of the 250th anniversary celebrations
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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump having no control has Iran strikes a second ship that used an authorized route in the Strait of Hormuz not controlled by Iran and Meiselas shares as the wheels have come off this disastrous Trump presidency in every way including his disastrous Great American State Fair. Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! MeidasTouch relies on SnapStream to record, watch, monitor, and clip the news. Get a FREE TRIAL of SnapStream by clicking here: https://go.snapstream.com/affiliate/meidastouch/meidasnews?utm_campaign=4490308-affiliate2025&utm_content=customerpartner Support the MeidasTouch Network: https://patreon.com/meidastouch Add the MeidasTouch Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-meidastouch-podcast/id1510240831 Buy MeidasTouch Merch: https://store.meidastouch.com Follow MeidasTouch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Facebook: https://facebook.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Instagram: https://instagram.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@meidastouch
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