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Hormuz Warning: Washington Talks Peace, Plans for Collision The U.S. just told its own ships to treat Iranian waters like a live minefield — stay “as far as possible” from Tehran’s side of the Strait of Hormuz, hug the Omani coast, and if the IRGC boards you, don’t fight back, just log the humiliation and call it “not consent.” That’s the official guidance in 2026, months after U.S. bombers hit Iranian nuclear sites and days after “very good” indirect talks in Oman that were supposedly a step toward calming things down. Peace process by day, boarding warnings by night. On paper, Muscat was all positive adjectives. Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian called the talks “a step forward,” Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said they were “a good start,” and Trump praised the channel while warning of “very steep” consequences if Tehran doesn’t play along. In Washington, it’s framed as classic leverage: talk, but with a bomber history and a carrier group in the background. In Tehran, it’s one more episode where the same Americans who claim to want a diplomatic track are quietly writing rules for how to survive the next confrontation in a chokepoint that moves a third of the world’s seaborne crude. Meanwhile, Israel is arriving in D.C. to make sure “talks” don’t accidentally turn into an actual compromise. Netanyahu is coming to press the usual package: dismantle the nuclear program, crush the missile program, and shut off Iran’s network of armed clients — in other words, accept strategic amputation in exchange for sanctions relief and the privilege of not getting bombed again. Trump calls it deterrence; in Tehran it looks like regime‑change pressure with better PR. The Hormuz advisory gives away what no side will say at the podium: everyone expects more friction, not less. If things go south, the U.S. will say it warned its ships, Iran will say it warned about closing the Strait, oil traders will say they warned about price spikes, and civilians will pay the bill at the pump while listening to speeches about “stability.” The only thing truly secure in this equation is the permanent need for another round of talks in another Gulf hotel, explaining why this time the brinkmanship is really in the name of peace. #usa#iran#israel#oil#hormuz#war#fakeDemocracy 📱American Оbserver - Stay up to date on all important events 🇺🇸