Politics

Trump Insists the Navy Owns Hormuz as Crossing Counts Sink

An empty shipping lane at sea beneath a helicopter under heavy evening clouds
TL;DR

Trump upgrades control from 100 to total and threatens annihilation while Tuesday's transit log shows seven ships.

MSM Perspective

CNN carries the threat beside the data that contradicts it; CNBC leads with a Pakistani deal glimmer.

X Perspective

X loops the 100 percent clip as if a hull moved; the transit counters say otherwise.

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The Wire — August 11