{"id":11462,"date":"2026-04-13T06:40:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T06:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=11462"},"modified":"2026-04-13T06:40:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T06:40:40","slug":"130224999-cms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=11462","title":{"rendered":"Hormuz row: Iran takes &#8216;100% PhD&#8217; dig to mock Trump for &#8216;blockading their blockade&#8217; &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130225616,imgsize-1451410,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/april-11.jpg\" alt=\"Hormuz row: Iran takes '100% PhD' dig to mock Trump for 'blockading their blockade'\" title=\"US President Donald Trump. (AP photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"US President Donald Trump. (AP photo)\">US President Donald Trump. (AP photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Iran on Monday mocked US President <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/donald-trump\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Donald Trump<\/a> by ridiculing his blockade announcement earlier that day with a meme that said &#8216;Break an enemy blockade by blockading their blockade.&#8217;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>Along with the meme, Iran also took a dig at Trump by writing in his style. <!-- -->\u201cI have, believe me, 100 percent, a PhD, okay? From the best college in the world. The best. Totally real. Everybody knows it.<!-- --> And frankly, you\u2019re going to thank me, big time, for educating you. Nobody educates better than me,&#8221; it read.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>This comes after Trump\u2019s threat to blockade the Strait of Hormuz following the collapse of talks with Iran over the weekend risks widening a conflict now entering its seventh week, driving up oil prices and raising fears of fresh global economic strain.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>The US military said it would begin blocking all maritime traffic to and from Iranian ports on Monday (Washington time), while allowing vessels to pass through the strait if they are not docking in Iran. Tehran swiftly rejected the move, with senior adviser Mohsen Rezaee warning that Iran \u201cwill not allow\u201d such an embargo and retains \u201csignificant untapped leverage\u201d to counter it.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>The escalation follows the breakdown of marathon negotiations in Pakistan, which had cast doubt over a fragile ceasefire agreed just days earlier. The talks\u2014led by US vice president JD Vance and Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf\u2014collapsed over disagreements surrounding the future of Iran\u2019s nuclear programme.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Speaking on Sunday, Trump signalled indifference to reviving diplomacy, claiming Washington had already achieved key military objectives, including degrading Iran\u2019s missile and drone capabilities.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>\u201cIf they don\u2019t come back, I\u2019m fine,\u201d he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>Earlier, he struck a more aggressive tone, declaring the US was \u201clocked and loaded\u201d and ready to \u201cfinish up\u201d what remained of Iran\u2019s military capacity. He also warned of retaliation against any resistance, saying any attack on US forces or commercial vessels would be met with overwhelming force.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>The developments threaten to prolong a war that has already killed thousands and disrupted global energy markets. Oil and gas prices surged on Monday, with Brent crude jumping over 9% to near $104 a barrel, while European gas futures spiked sharply. <!-- -->Traders and refiners worldwide are scrambling to secure immediate crude supplies as physical flows tighten.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>The Strait of Hormuz\u2014through which roughly a fifth of the world\u2019s oil and liquefied natural gas passes\u2014remains the most critical artery for global energy. A full blockade would severely constrict remaining shipments and intensify pressure on already volatile markets.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>According to Bloomberg, while blockades can be strategically decisive, their economic impact is rarely immediate. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/>The current ceasefire is due to expire on April 22, though tensions threaten to unravel it sooner. Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned that any foreign military presence near the strait would be viewed as a violation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"38\"\/>Since US and Israeli strikes began in late February, traffic through Hormuz has already slowed significantly, with Iran tightening control and imposing conditions on passage. While the US has the capability to enforce a blockade, analysts warn it carries serious risks\u2014including direct exposure of American warships to Iranian missile and drone attacks, and the possibility of escalation involving Iran-backed groups such as the Houthis.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"41\"\/>With allies hesitant to join the operation and global markets on edge, the blockade threat itself may prove as consequential as any action on the water\u2014raising the risk of miscalculation while narrowing the already shrinking space for diplomacy.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"43\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/middle-east\/hormuz-row-iran-takes-100-phd-dig-to-mock-trump-for-blockading-their-blockade\/articleshow\/130224999.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US President Donald Trump. 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