PD Tramp can’t get gas as Iran downs a pair of US F-35s

 Mon 5:24 pm +00:00, 11 May 2026  

posted by Tapestry

PD  Tramp in denial.

Patrick Henningsen discusses Iran’s latest enforcement measures over the Strait of Hormuz as it punishes ceasefire violations and rejects Trump’s ultimatum. NOTE: At 23:13 I was forced to clip out the segment on Netanyahu’s 60 minute interview due to copyright issue. Please see the link here and watch the clip for context into what we talk about afterward: https://x.com/60Minutes/status/205361…

Not just one, but TWO U.S. F-35A Lightning II fighter jets operating near the Strait of Hormuz have transmitted emergency code 7700 in the last 24 hours. After the jets requested emergency landings, they turned off their transponders and it was unclear whether they crashed or were able to complete a landing at the UAE’s Al Dhafra Air Base. Iran-based Geopolitical Analyst Ehsan Safarnejad noted the fact that this incident happened TWICE is not a coincidence, and it appears to be “an indication that Iranian air defense systems are now being calibrated in such a way that they could pose a threat to the American fighter jets—not just 500 km into Iranian airspace, but also in the Gulf of Oman and around the Strait of Hormuz.”

• the US has escalated its blockade on Iran by striking and disabling 3 Iranian commercial vessels over the course of 3 days using inexpensive and plentiful 20mm cannon fire and standard guided missiles;

• this comes at a time when reports indicate the US has seized several ships, turned back dozens of others, while a nearly equal number have passed through the US blockade;

• the US tightening of its blockade in this manner both demonstrates a capacity to disable ships in large numbers at will, created deterrence against Iranian ships seeking to run the blockade, and avoids rapid escalation and market price fluctuations that might disturb Washington’s controlled demolition of Middle East energy exports and placing Asia further under US energy dependence;

References: Army Recognition – US Navy launches first F/A-18 strafing attacks against Iranian tankers in Gulf of Oman (May 9, 2026): https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/…

USNI News – USS Tripoli, 31st MEU Heading to the Middle East (Mar. 13, 2026): https://news.usni.org/2026/03/13/uss-… Guardian – US military seizes Iran-flagged ship trying to pass strait of Hormuz blockade (Apr. 20, 2026): https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2…

Reuters – Exclusive: US intercepts three Iranian oil tankers in Asian waters, sources say (Apr. 23, 2026): https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-…

FT – Iranian tankers bypass US blockade (Apr. 21, 2026): https://archive.ph/GaTLm#selection-19… RAND Corporation – Extending Russia (2019): https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand…

Brookings Institution – Which Path to Persia (2009): https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/…

BBC – How US Marines are being reshaped for China threat (2023): https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-can…

Daily Beast – Iran Trolls Trump With Claim He Is Gaming the Markets (Mar. 30, 2026): https://www.thedailybeast.com/iran-tr…