Trump Blocks Hormuz, Ships Head To US For Oil, Is THIS Next World Order?; Soros Hails Orban’s Loss

Hello all you freedom loving people. After President Trump posted about the greatest reset ever, now we can see what he might have meant. After negotiations failed in Pakistan, the U.S. created a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, now ships are headed to the U.S. for oil, China is not happy, and Iran is calling to make a deal. Okay, let's get into it. The temporary ceasefire entered its sixth day today. The first round of peace talks between the United States and Iran began on Saturday in Islamabad, Pakistan. However, these were not actual face-to-face negotiations, even though negotiators from both sides were in Islamabad, they were not seated in the same room. Instead, Pakistan acted as an intermediary, shuttling back and forth to convey messages. Let's start with the results. After 21 hours of negotiations, U.S. and Iranian delegations closed out peace talks on April 12th without a deal. Vice President J.D. Vance said, we have been at it now for 21 hours and we've had a number of substantive discussions with the Iranians. That's the good news. The bad news is that we have not reached an agreement. And I think that's bad news for Iran much more than it's bad news for the United States of America. The Iranian delegation consisted of 71 members and it was led by Iranian Parliamentary Speaker Ghalibaf. Foreign Minister Abbas Arrachi was also participating in the negotiations. There were also technical teams and subject matter experts. In addition to Vice President Vance, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Whitcoff and Jared Kushner, the U.S. delegation also included two of Vance's senior advisors, Andrew Baker, the Vice President's National Security Advisor, and Michael Vance, the Special Advisor for Asian Affairs. Prior to the talks, Vance, Whitcoff and Kushner met with Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif. A senior Pakistani official told CNN that the Vice President played a key role in facilitating the U.S.-Iran talks in Islamabad. As a key mediator in the U.S.-Iran negotiations, Sharif also met with the Iranian delegation on Saturday morning. Observers had originally expected the negotiations to last for several days given the complexity of the issue. But even though no one expected a resolution on the first day of talks, in many ways the end of talks have come as a surprise. The Vice President stated that during the negotiations he maintained close contact with President Trump and other government officials. He spoke with President Trump multiple times, as well as with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Pesent, and Admiral Brad Cooper, the commander of U.S. Central Command. As he closed out the Islamabad talks, Vance said, we've made very clear what our red lines are, what things we're willing to accommodate them on, and what things we're not willing to accommodate them on. Given the fact that according to Vance, the U.S. has presented a final and best offer, there's no prospect, in the short term at least, of direct talks. Iran's Parliamentary Speaker Ghalibaf has blamed the U.S. for the failure of the ceasefire negotiations. He said the U.S. ultimately failed to gain the trust of the Iranian delegation during their marathon negotiations in Pakistan. In a post on X, the office of the Iranian President Massoud Pazaskian said that he held a phone call with Putin after the talks failed. The two leaders reviewed the latest regional and international developments, including the status of the ceasefire, and Putin is the one who made the phone call. Hours later, President Trump declared on True Social that Washington remains locked and loaded, and the American military will finish up Iran at the appropriate moment. So, what does this look like going forward? Let us know in the comments below what you think is the projection. Before the negotiations, both sides spared no effort in waging a battle for public perception. President Trump hinted that if no agreement is reached, military action will be taken. He told the New York Post, we're loading up the ships with the best ammunition, the best weapons ever made, and if we don't have a deal, we will be using them, and we will be using them very effectively. The remarks came hours before Vice President J.D. Vance departed for Islamabad for negotiations. Vance told reporters on Friday that he thinks the outcome is going to be positive, but he was not blindly trusting Iran. He said, if they're going to try and play us, then they're going to find that the negotiating team is not that receptive. President Trump has said that while Iranians aren't good at fighting wars, they're good at negotiating, meaning that they're very skilled at playing word games. President Trump also said, you're dealing against people that we don't know whether or not they tell the truth. To our face, they're getting rid of all nuclear weapons, everything's gone, and then they go out to the press and say, no, we'd like to enrich, so we'll find out. Meanwhile, Golobov posted on Exxon Friday stating that the preconditions for negotiations were that the United States unfreeze all Iranian assets and that Israel cease hostilities in Lebanon, adding that the United States had already agreed to these conditions. But the content of this post clearly does not hold up to scrutiny. Unfreezing all Iranian assets isn't something that can be resolved in a day or two. It requires congressional approval. Moreover, negotiations between the U.S. and Iran were only decided upon in the last few days, so it's clearly impossible to achieve this outcome in such a short time. A ceasefire in Lebanon requires Lebanon itself to engage in communication and negotiations with Israel. It's not something that the U.S. and Iran can decide, and Vance had reconfirmed on Friday that the negotiation would not cover the Lebanon issue. Perhaps this is what Iran hoped to achieve through these negotiations. By making this public in advance, they hoped to put pressure on the United States through public opinion. President Trump said on Friday, we're going to find out in Of course, the Trump administration did not simply sit back and wait for the outcome of the negotiations. On the one hand, as President Trump said, the U.S. military is continuously deploying troops and ammunition to the Middle East. But on the other hand, while negotiations were ongoing, the United States had begun clearing mines in the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement on Saturday, CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper said, today we began the process of establishing a new passage, and we will share this safe pathway with the maritime industry soon to encourage the free flow of commerce. Then President Trump suggested that Saturday's operation was a favor to the countries all over the world, including China, Japan, South Korea, France, Germany, and many others. President Trump wrote, incredibly, they don't have the courage or will to do this work themselves. President Trump stated that the primary objective of the current negotiations with Iran was to ensure that Iran does not possess nuclear weapons. However, the Strait of Hormuz is also one of the key topics of the talks. U.S. officials revealed that during the negotiations, Vance laid out the following six red lines. One, Iran must cease all its uranium enrichment activities. Two, Iran must dismantle its main nuclear enrichment facilities. Three, Iran must hand over the more than 400 kilograms of highly enriched uranium that is believed to be buried underground. Four, Iran needs to accept a broader framework for peace, security, and de-escalation that includes regional allies. Five, Iran must cease funding proxy militant groups such as Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthi rebels. And six, Iran must fully open the Strait of Hormuz, and it may not charge any tolls. These demands were set by President Trump. In an interview with Fox News yesterday, he said that he had informed the U.S. negotiating team that Iran must meet all of these U.S. demands. The issue of nuclear weapons is precisely the one on which the two sides are most unable to reach a consensus. The stumbling block in the Islamabad talks was Iran's refusal to forego nuclear weapons. Vance said that after the talks closed, the simple question is, do we see a fundamental commitment of will for the Iranians to not develop a nuclear weapon? Not just now, not just two years from now, but for the long term. We haven't seen that. We hope that we will. The Iranian government has said that they plan to President Trump posted 34 ships went through the Strait of Hormuz yesterday, which is by far the highest number since this foolish closure began. But then two naval destroyers went through the Strait of Hormuz unobstructed to prove to international carriers that the path is clear of sea mines. But they suggested a path so that Iran cannot collect any tolls. Persian Gulf, also known as the Arabian Gulf, what the president referred to it and that true social posting that was just recently made. This is what happened on Saturday. This is very important to understand. All right. While the peace talks are underway, the United States Navy sends two destroyers to the through the Strait of Hormuz. They can look for mines. They can test for mines. They can search for mines. And they can prove to international carriers that it might be a safe passage. Know what? No matter what the Iranians are claiming to say. So this is what Iran wants to happen. All right. They want the shipping to move further to the east. There's an island over here called Lay Rock Island, L.A.R.A.K. And that's where they want to collect the tolls. That's where the shipping they want the shipping to do. But here's what the U.S. Navy did on Saturday. The USS Peterson coming through and the U.S. Murphy coming through this area where the Iranians had said this is a hazardous area. Both of them went through. And now we wait to see what Iran does next. President Trump posted on True Social on Saturday stating that the Strait of Hormuz is international waters and that Iran is not permitted to charge fees to ships that are passing through it. Then Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a statement saying that the Strait of Hormuz is open to the harmless passage of civilian vessels in accordance with international law. But then CENTCOM issued a statement on Sunday stating that in accordance with the presidential proclamation, it would impose a complete blockade on all maritime traffic to and from Iranian ports effective at 10 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on Monday. This has spiked U.S. oil sales. According to the U.S. military, it will allow ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz if traveling between non-Iranian ports. In a post on True Social, President Trump threatened to destroy any Iranian ships if they come anywhere close to the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Hours ahead of President Trump's blockade, 31 vessels in total have passed through the Strait of Hormuz in the last 24 hours. Of those, six were recorded as carrying general cargo, oil, chemical products, or liquefied petroleum gas. This blockade has three key characteristics. First, it targets the economic lifeline of Iran's ports directly rather than imposing a complete blockade of the Strait. Secondly, it keeps international shipping routes open to prevent disruption of the global energy supply. Third, it implements the measure through a legal notice to reinforce the legitimacy of the action. Overall, the United States aims to exert pressure on Iran while containing the risk of the conflict spreading, therefore limiting its strikes on Iran itself rather than the global shipping system. Without closing the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. military has effectively cut off Iran's maritime access routes and increased U.S. oil sales. The U.S. blockade In effect, for nearly two hours now, a ship tracking firm reports 121 empty oil tankers are making their way to the United States of America. 68 of those 121 vessels are very large crude carriers capable of carrying two million barrels apiece. President Trump has urged countries squeezed by Iran's disruption of the Strait of Hormuz to turn to American energy supplies instead. Well, it would appear perhaps they are obliging him. They are listening to Trump. The president told Fox, quote, China can send their ships to the U.S., China can send their ships to Venezuela, while also saying that empty oil carrying ships from many nations are all headed to the U.S. to load up that from the president to the United States. And another example of how this is the greatest reset of all time is that China may be forced to get its oil from somewhere else, perhaps from the U.S. Yes, this is all about China. And it's a reordering of the global energy system so that the United States is no longer dependent upon and being slave to the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Gulf, as we have been since the early 70s in that energy crisis. Now, the United States not only is able to bring the U.S. Navy to bear to make and enforce a blockade like this, but now we can also say to people, oh, by the way, you can come to a new gas station. It's in the Gulf of America and you can get your gas there for cheap and it's not going to be at any risk. And so that's the new reordering of the world. And the Chinese are not really happy about it. I saw the Chinese minister of defense, Admiral Dong Jun, has already come out in the last couple of hours and made a statement and said, quote, we have trade and energy agreements with Iran. We expect others not to interfere in our affairs. The Strait of Hormuz is open to us. Well, we'll see about that, Admiral Jun or Dong. I think the United States is now sending the clear signal that Chinese access will be restricted, not completely cut off. They can get oil from other Gulf nations, but if it's coming out of Iran, they're not going to get it anymore. So this blockade has reset the world order. When talking with reporters today at the White House, President Trump said that Iran has called to negotiate a deal. We can't let a country blackmail or extort the world because that's what they're doing. They're really blackmailing the world. We're not. Can you believe this? We don't use this. We don't need this. We have our own oil and gas, much more than we need. We have more oil and gas in Saudi Arabia. Think of this. We produce more Saudi Arabia and add Russia to it substantially more. And by next year, we'll have double that amount. So we don't need it, but the world needs it. And many ships are heading to our country right now as we speak to load up with the best. Really, I guess you could say somebody said the best and sweetest. I don't know exactly what sweet is, but when it relates to oil, it's a good thing. But they're coming to our country right now. There are many boats coming to our country now. It could very well be this is going to be settled before that. We've been called this morning by the right people, the appropriate people, and they want to work a deal. They would like to work a deal. Also today, an unnamed U.S. official told Reuters that engagement between the United States and Iran is still ongoing with progress and efforts to reach an agreement. And since the unsuccessful talks in Islamabad, CBS News also reported that engagement between the U.S. delegation and officials of the Iranian government continues. Amid the turbulent situation in the Middle East, a single remark made by President Trump has captured the world's attention. On Friday morning, he posted on True Social, in all capital letters, World's Most Powerful Reset. But he didn't further explain this phrase, so the context quickly sparked imagination. President Trump wrote this remark when he retweeted the post, saying, after seeing how much the lying media, Democrats and celebrities are melting down over what President Trump is doing with Iran. Several conservative commentators have suggested that the term Most Powerful Reset refers to the global strategic realignment that is being championed by President Trump, including energy dominance, geopolitical, the crackdown on the deep state, and the currency reset from fiat currency back to a gold-backed currency. And in President Trump's message, the term reset is often associated with breaking free from the old framework of globalism. Last Wednesday, Vice President J.D. Vance delivered a speech in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, which may, to some extent, help us understand President Trump's Most Powerful Reset. Someone described the speech as the speech that just changed American foreign policy forever, and I think it's quite accurate. First, let's talk about why J.D. Vance was in Hungary at this crucial time. Hungary held a presidential election over the weekend. Based on the latest polls on Wednesday, Orban was facing the most serious challenge of his 16 years in office. Opposition leader Peter Magyar called for a return to mainstream European values, and he was neck and neck with Orban in the polls. Orban has long been an ally of President Trump. He was the first European leader to publicly endorse President Trump during the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Therefore, given that Vance arrived just five days before the April 12th election, this effectively amounted to the Trump administration endorsing Orban. Secretary of State Marco Rubio had visited Budapest in February, and Vance's follow-up visit underscored the White House's emphasis on the political situation in Hungary. Vance called President Trump during the rally during his speech. President Trump's voice came over the phone to the whole crowd. He said, I love Hungary, and I love Viktor. I'll tell you, he's a fantastic man. We've had a relationship, and he does a good job. Remember this, he didn't allow people to storm your country and invade your country like other people have and ruin their countries. I get a good signal here. It's ringing. It's progress. Hello, Mr. President, how are you? Mr. President, you are on with about 5,000 Hungarian patriots, and I think they love you even more than they love Viktor Orban. Well, I can't believe that. I love Hungary, and I love that Viktor. I'll tell you, he's a fantastic man. We've had a tremendous relationship, and he does a job. Remember this, he didn't allow people to storm your country and invade your country like other people have and ruin their countries, frankly. He's kept your country good. He's kept Hungarian people in your country, and he's done a fantastic job. And let me tell you, I like him a lot, but if I didn't think he did a good job, I wouldn't be making a call like this. But boy, that sounds like a big crowd, and that sounds like my kind of people. President Trump's voice echoed throughout the venue via the microphone. Such cross-border campaigning is extremely rare in diplomatic history. President Trump said, I'm with him all the way. The United States is with him all the way. When President Trump says people are invading your country, he wasn't referring to a military invasion, but rather the influx of illegal immigrants. J.D. Vance also addressed this issue in his speech. He said, Hungary has been on the front lines of such foes. He praised the Hungarians for standing by their conviction on a range of issues, rather than succumbing to political correctness and decline like other European nations. He said, in 2016, when the Europe threw open its gates, you said no. When strange activists came to tell you to erase your heritage, you said no. Vance praised Orban's leadership. He said, Viktor Orban has fought for energy security, while most European political leaders have not. He said that he was there because of the moral partnership between the two countries. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Orban and President Trump, the United States and Hungary are jointly defending Western civilization. During his visit, Vance also brought a $500 million crude oil deal, while the amount isn't much. It carries immense symbolic significance. But to some, J.D. Vance's visit could be easily perceived as U.S. interference in the Hungarian election. But in his speech, Vance also clearly articulated his and President Trump's stance. He said, We want you to make a decision about your future with no outside forces pressuring you or telling you what to do. I'm not telling you exactly who to vote for, but what I am telling you is, the bureaucrats and Brussels, those people should not be listened to. Listen to your hearts, listen to your souls, and listen to the sovereignty of the Hungarian people. He described the EU as an illegal bureaucratic body that strips away sovereignty. He said, Unlike some of the leadership of Brussels, I'm not threatening you or telling you that we're going to withhold funds to which you're legally entitled. You will make the decision about Hungary's future. He emphasized that he was there simply to share common ideals with the Hungarian people. He said, So I come here not in the spirit of telling you what to do. I come here in the spirit of friendship to offer a few observations about our shared civilization and how we can advance it together. He said that both the United States and Hungary face a threat to traditional values from the far left. He said, A shared threat from within that both our nations face. I speak, of course, of a far left ideology given quarter in university circles, in the media and in the entertainment industry, and increasingly among bureaucrats on both sides of the Atlantic. In Western history, they don't see a proud tradition, they only see injustice. In our borders, they see exclusion and racism. In Christianity, they see not liberation, but oppression. And in the family, they see constraints. He also pointed out that we must protect the values and traditions we hold dear. He said, What's been built over generations can be undone in a single lifespan. That means that what our ancestors built, we're proud of it and we love them. We must protect. J.D. Vance's visit to Hungary sent shockwaves through Europe's mainstream political circles. And Orban's disagreement with the EU on many issues have caused the bloc considerable trouble also. In addition to the issues of illegal immigration and energy, the Ukrainian issue must be also considered. He refused to provide military aid to Ukraine, he blocked the EU from granting Ukraine a 90 billion euro loan, and he refused to allow Ukraine to join the EU. In his speech, Vance said bluntly that Hungary's success highlights the incompetence of the He said, If Hungary can secure its own borders, others can do the same. And if they do not, if they fail to control migration, that is by choice. If Hungary can place its own workers first, there's no reason that its neighbors can't do the same. And when they do not, that too is a choice. Who would want to hear such scathing criticism? So while Hungary's ruling party is hailing the so-called golden age of US-Hungarian relations, the reactions from other European countries can almost be described as outrage. Berlin believes that Vance is testing the diplomatic limits between major powers and he is actively seeking to sow division. In France, officials viewed Vance's description of the EU as a modern-day Soviet Union as a hostile act, and the EU headquarters in Brussels felt a particularly deep sense of betrayal. Of course, Vance did not lack audiences in Europe entirely. Following his speech in Budapest, leaders such as Salvini from Italy and Le Pen from France, he preys on him. They believe that Vance had exposed the hypocrisy of the Brussels bureaucracy, and they viewed his visit as a sign of a major rallying of global conservative forces. Vance's speech marked a fundamental, even revolutionary shift in US-European relations. Traditional Atlanticism, which is centered on the US-Germany-France alliance, has been consigned to the dustbin of history. The old world order has come to an end. The Trump administration's focus has officially shifted from NATO's traditional framework to a global right-wing alliance. Countries that embrace DEI, emphasize gender identity politics, and pursue open-door refugee policies represent a decline in denialism. The Trump administration's primary enemy is not Russia, but the very essence of the liberal governance model, that is, communism. But then, Viktor Orban lost the election yesterday, ending his 16 years in office. With over 98% of the votes counted, the TISA party, led by Orban's opponent Peter Magyar, is apparently projected to win 138 of the 199 seats in parliament, surpassing the two-thirds absolute majority threshold. This would give the TISA party the power to amend the Hungarian constitution. This is widely regarded as the most important election in Europe this year. Hillary Clinton and Alex Soros hailed the results as a victory for Europe. Alex Soros posted on Exxing that the people of Hungary have now taken back their country. He called it a strong rejection of corruption and foreign interference. Then Elon Musk replied under that post and said the Soros organization has taken over Hungary. Magyar's victory would mark a dramatic shift in Hungary's political direction, marked by policies that reshaped the country's approach to immigration and its relationship with the European Union. Orban spoke to a crowd of supporters when it became clear that he would lose the election. He said, what does tonight's election results mean and what is its deeper or higher meaning? We don't know that now. Time will tell. Eric Swalwell, the current representative for California, was the Democratic Party's strongest candidate for governor. He had led in the polls consistently. However, he was forced to withdraw from the race due to a scandal involving sexual assault allegations. CNN and the San Francisco Chronicle published reports in which women accused Swalwell of sexual misconduct. A former Swalwell staffer told CNN that the congressman raped her when she was heavily intoxicated and left her bruised and bleeding. The Manhattan district attorney's office said on Saturday that it is investigating the allegations of sexual assault and three other women who spoke with CNN alleged various kinds of sexual misconduct by Eric Swalwell, the Democratic congressman. Although Swalwell has strongly denied the criminal charges against him, he has been forced to end his campaign due to overwhelming pressure from within and outside his party. This development has introduced a major wild card into an already turbulent California gubernatorial race. Within hours of the reports of the allegations, key allies including campaign chair representative Jimmy Gomez and Senators Ruben Gallego and Adam Schiff pulled their support almost immediately. An independent expenditure group that was backing him announced that it would shut down. More than 50 former Swalwell staffers signed a letter earlier yesterday calling on him to drop out of the race and resign from Congress. And Swalwell said yesterday that he would withdraw from the California governor's race. He posted on X, I am suspending my campaign for governor. To my family, staff, friends and supporters, I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I've made in my past. I will fight the serious false allegations that have been made, but that's my fight, not a campaign's. So it's unclear whether Swalwell will remain in the U.S. House until his term expires in January. And multiple Democrats on Saturday called on Swalwell to leave Congress. And that's a wrap for this episode. Thank you so much for your support of FrontPage. Please remember to leave a comment below the video. This is really helping us to be seen all around the world. The more people who watch FrontPage, the more freedom-loving people the world will have. 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