"We're going to be sweeping the strait very strongly, and we believe we'll be joined by other countries who are somewhat impeded, and in some cases impeded from getting the oil. Trump renewed his call on Saturday for other nations to help secure the strait of Hormuz and said the US will coordinate with them amid the US-Israel war on Iran."
"After years of arrests, disappearances and mass killings of protesters, the hatred in Iran from some quarters for the oppressive governing regime had boiled into such a desperate rage that many believed Donald Trump's promise that the US would come to their rescue. Now, after a fortnight of war, with US and Israeli airstrikes killing hundreds as they hit residential blocks, shops, fuel depots and even a school, the mood is changing."
"They are also lying! Like the regime has been lying to us. You are all worse than each other. Said Amir, a student at the University of Tehran, expressing the shift in sentiment among some anti-regime Iranians who now view both the regime and Western powers negatively."
Trump stated uncertainty about Iran's actions regarding mines in the Strait of Hormuz and announced plans for US-led sweeping operations with international coordination. He questioned whether Iran's new supreme leader is alive and expressed skepticism about reaching a deal with Tehran. Meanwhile, sentiment among some Iranian anti-regime activists has reversed dramatically. Previously hopeful that Trump would rescue them from government oppression, many now express disillusionment following two weeks of US and Israeli military operations that have killed hundreds of civilians and destroyed residential areas, shops, fuel depots, and schools. Six US military service members died in a refueling aircraft crash over Iraq.
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