Liveblog oorlog Iran. Trump niet te spreken over het Iraanse vredesvoorstel, Rubio noemt Hormuz "economisch kernwapen"

Liveblog 98 nog steeds geen vrede maar wel onvrede, liveblog 97 las u hier.

Iran kwam gisteren met een vrij clownesk voorstel: het zou Hormuz heropenen in ruil voor het beëindigen van de oorlog en onderhandelingen over het Iraanse kernwapenprogramma 'tot een latere datum' uit willen stellen. Volgens Reuters heeft Trump daar in privé nu ongeveer als volgt op gereageerd: "A US official says that President Donald Trump is unhappy with an Iranian proposal because it did not address Iran’s nuclear program. “He doesn’t love the proposal,” the US official says, referring to Trump. Earlier in the day, Trump discussed the proposal with his top national security aides. The US-Iran conflict remains in a stalemate, with energy supplies from the region reduced." 

Ook begint duidelijk te worden wat op voorhand al evident was, namelijk dat de Amerikaanse blokkade voornamelijk Iraanse olie-export tegenhoudt. Bloomberg schrijft: "The US naval blockade appears to be preventing Iranian crude from reaching customers, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing satellite images and maritime analyses. Around six to eight supertankers loaded with Iranian oil were idling late last week near Chabahar, a port outside the Persian Gulf close to the blockade line, according to the report. (...) Bloomberg said the buildup suggested Iran was still loading oil onto ships, but traffic through the Strait of Hormuz was near zero and Tehran could soon be forced to shut in production as storage runs out." En nu willen ze ineens vrede. Zou het misschien werken, Trumps blokkade? Afijn, wij gaan weer tankers turven en live.

Update 10:06 - KID ROCK spreekt HET PENTAGON toe over de Straat van Hormuz. SecWar Hegseth schrijft: "Joined my friend @KidRock — and some of our great @USArmy Apache pilots — for a ride this morning. (More to come on that!) Kid Rock is a patriot and huge supporter of our troops. The War Department is wasting no time celebrating America’s 250th — home of the free because of the brave."
Update 14:50 - De Emiraten stappen uit olie-kartel OPEC(+). Reuters schrijft: "T__he United Arab Emirates said it quit OPEC and OPEC+, dealing a heavy blow to the oil exporting groups and their de facto leader, Saudi Arabia, at a time when the Iran war has caused a historic energy shock and unsettled the global economy."
Update 15:33 - Nieuwe, toch opmerkelijke Truth van Trump: "Iran has just informed us that they are in a “State of Collapse.” They want us to “Open the Hormuz Strait,” as soon as possible, as they try to figure out their leadership situation (Which I believe they will be able to do!)."