WTF is going on with Iran? Complete confusion

[SamuelTheThird]

They are so out of their depth

Operation Freedom to resume-

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/saudi-arabia-kuwait-end-restrictions-on-us-militarys-use-of-their-bases-and-skies-wsj/

Wait, no, Operation Freedom not resuming-

https://investinglive.com/news/us-official-preparation-to-resume-operation-freedom-to-reopen-the-strait-are-incorrect-20260507/

[Skittles]

1. clusterfuck

yup

[BlueTsunami2018]

2. Market manipulation.

Bet on oil prices going down.

Announce strait is open.

Clean up on bets.

Bet on oil prices going back up.

Announce plan to open strait is cancelled.

Clean up on bets.

Rinse and repeat.

[C_U_L8R]

3. Not just amateurs.

Total freakin idiots. Supreme dumbasses.

[ananda]

4. The next headline I want to read is:

Boats safe after traveling through Hormuz Triangle.

[Johnny2X2X]

5. Pump and dump

It's so out in the open. Blatant manipulation of the markets and corruption. Iran was never going to agree today, they just started looking at a proposal. Today is over in Iran, it's almost midnight there.

[GreatGazoo]

6. The Saudis shut it down

"Riyadh told White House it would deny access for operation to provide tankers military escort through strait of Hormuz"

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/07/trump-project-freedom-saudi-arabia-strait-of-hormuz

[themaguffin]

7. There was and is no plan. No competence. No expertise. Nothing