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Is The Hormuz
Strait Opened?

The only website that changes its answer more often than the White House.

Updated every 47 minutes (or tweet)
47,892 flip-flops this month
Donald Trump holding contradictory OPEN and CLOSED signs at the Strait of Hormuz
Official White House Policy

“It’s both open and closed until we decide which one sounds better.”

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Giant spinning wheel in the Strait of Hormuz with OPEN and CLOSED signs
HOW DECISIONS ARE MADE

The official decision-making apparatus

One spin determines the fate of global energy markets. What could possibly go wrong?

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A Brief History of Flip-Flops

This week’s official positions (subject to change without notice)

MON
"The Strait will remain open under my strong leadership."
— White House Press Secretary
TUE
"All options remain on the table, including closure."
— Pentagon Spokesperson
WED
"The Strait is now closed. This is final."
— Iranian Revolutionary Guard
THU
"We never said it was closed. It has always been open."
— Same White House Press Secretary
FRI
"It depends on your definition of 'opened'."
— National Security Council

Official Catchphrases

"Strait Happens™"
"The Flip-Flop Strait"
"Open. Closed. Open. Closed. It's the new normal."
"20% of global oil, hanging by a tweet"
"Consistency is for people who don't have aircraft carriers"
"Brought to you by the Department of Mixed Signals"

Visual Evidence

Because sometimes words aren't enough

Trump with open and closed signs
Trump's Morning Briefing

Trying to remember what he said about the Strait 11 minutes ago.

Spinning wheel in the Strait of Hormuz
The Official Decision Making Process

One spin to rule them all. Oil prices sold separately.

Trump and Iranian leader tug of war over Hormuz
High-Stakes Diplomacy

Whoever wins gets to decide if your gas prices go up tomorrow.

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