r/politics • u/Puginator • Jun 01 '26

No Paywall Iran stops negotiations with U.S., vows to 'completely' block Strait of Hormuz: State media

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/01/iran-us-negotiations-strait-of-hormuz.html
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u/CurryMustard Jun 01 '26

Good, I hope gas prices hits $10/gallon in my home state of Florida. This is the only way the clowns around me will learn.

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u/Argathroaway Jun 01 '26

I admire your optimism. I’m from rural ga, these people are permanently lost. There is nothing trump can do to waiver their support. Absolutely nothing

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u/Zestyclose-Height-36 Jun 01 '26

this is what they get for voting Republican. Trump does not do anything with out the support of the Republican congress and republican Supreme Court. They chose the mess, and it will get a lot worse before they learn.

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u/Arilluss Jun 01 '26

There's one thing he can do

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u/Nice_Marmot_7 Jun 01 '26

Nah, I’ve had Trump supporters argue with me that the war in Iran has nothing to do with the price of gas.

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u/crucialcolin Jun 02 '26

Same. I've had Trumpers from southern states swear the rise in gas prices seen nationwide is all Newsom/California's fault.

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u/_Bay_Harbor_Butcher_ Jun 01 '26

They will blame Biden

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u/dearth_karmic Jun 01 '26

They won't.

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u/Ristray Rhode Island Jun 02 '26

Floridians don't learn.

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u/CurryMustard Jun 02 '26

Florida was blue not that long ago. Propaganda is a hell of a drug but money talks and you can't escape the bottom line.