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Trump Put Tehran on the Clock

President Donald Trump’s usual naysayers and the foreign policy class are already trying to sell his pause of Project Freedom in the Strait of Hormuz as a retreat. That is wrong. A real retreat would mean lifting the blockade and giving Tehran relief up front.

Instead, Trump did the opposite. He paused one operational phase while preserving the full architecture of pressure. Trump is keeping his hand on the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important energy chokepoint, and forcing Tehran to prove whether it can respond with compliance instead of its usual cycle of stalling, cheating, threats, and attacks.

“Assuming Iran agrees to give what has been agreed to, which is, perhaps, a big assumption, the already legendary Epic Fury will be at an end… If they don’t agree, the bombing starts, and it will be, sadly, at a much higher level and intensity than it was before.” – President… pic.twitter.com/WawLkequWU— The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 6, 2026

“Assuming Iran agrees to give what has been agreed to, which is, perhaps, a big assumption, the already legendary Epic Fury will be at an end… If they don’t agree, the bombing starts, and it will be, sadly, at a much higher level and intensity than it was before.” – President… pic.twitter.com/WawLkequWU

Trump has already proven he can pressure Iran. That alone is a win for America. The real question now is whether Tehran can answer from a position of coherence, given that its........

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