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Sometimes force has to be a part of diplomacy, and here it is being used against Hezbollah in Lebanon and its master, Iran, at Hormuz.\u00a0 But that force can be a good is not how the NYT will put it.\u00a0 BTW, the public and Congress didn\u2019t like Pres. Jefferson\u2019s fight against the Barbary Pirates, either.\u00a0 See \u201c10-Day Cease-Fire Between Israel and Lebanon Goes Into Effect,\u201d<\/a> NYT, 4-16-26.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThe pause in the fighting between Israeli forces and Iranian-allied Hezbollah militants may help smooth the way to a peace deal between the U.S. and Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n

All vessels have been stopped.\u00a0 Textbook operations.\u00a0 Set up outside the strait, just like I and others have advised.\u00a0 \u201cWhy a U.S. blockade on Iran seems to be working,\u201d<\/a> PBS, 4-16-26.\u00a0 Note also that PBS was not in favor of a blockade.<\/p>\n

Scrapping the bottom of the barrel, they are running out.\u00a0 \u201cPete Hegseth says Iran is digging out missiles and launchers,\u201d<\/a> NBC, 4-16-26.<\/p>\n

A great sign that the blockade strategy is working.\u00a0 \u201cIran halts petrochemical exports until further notice,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, 4-16-26.<\/p>\n

This is actually an interesting question, to ask the Pope if Iran can have nuclear weapons. \u00a0I hope he will say no, and that he will propose the best way to keep this from happening. \u00a0\u201cWATCH: Trump says the pope has to understand that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,\u201d<\/a> PBS, 4-16-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrump Says Iran Has Agreed to Turn Over Uranium,\u201d<\/a> 4-16-26.\u00a0 We will be hearing more about this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sometimes force has to be a part of diplomacy, and here it is being used against Hezbollah in Lebanon and its master, Iran, at Hormuz.\u00a0 But that force can be a good is not how the NYT will put it.\u00a0 BTW, the public and Congress didn\u2019t like Pres. Jefferson\u2019s fight against the Barbary Pirates, either.\u00a0 … <\/p>\n

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