Trump's actions on the blockage of the strait of hormuz appear that he is telling any country who negotiated with Iran

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to allow their ships through the strait whether for a toll or not, will be blocked by the U.S.

From those countries perspective wouldn't that be viewed as an act of war?

From the US perspective it is that the strait is in international waters, and any blockade is illegal.

The problem of course is what happens when the US tries to stop a Russian or Chinese ship?

It is becoming clear to most people that this war was a war of choice, and not the imminent threat that was pushed by this administration, and certain elements of the media.

This was highlighted by several high ranking people, one of who was Joe Kent, a retired Army special operations combat veteran, and was Director of the National Counter terrorism Center resignation as a protest against trump's war with Iran, arguing that it was driven by foreign influence and NOT an imminent threat to the U.S.

His resignation resulted in reports that the FBI was conducting a leak investigation into Kent regarding the Iran war prior to his departure.

What seems to be ignored by many of the MSM was that it was during trump's first term where he unilaterally disbanded and walked away from the Iran nuclear deal, which immediately caused removal of inspectors from Iran.

If that agreement wasn't disbanded by the U.S., it could have been the basis for negotiations with the second trump administrations to address the flaws in the first agreement, but instead, the U.S. unilaterally commenced bombing what it said were Iran's nuclear sites during negotiations, with the WH saying "mission accomplished", and that threat had been removed.

As most of us remember a few months later trump threatened military actions against Iran, because of what the trump administration said was the nuclear threat Iran poised, in spite of saying that threat had been removed after the first bombing of Iran nuclear sites.

Again negotiations resumed with Iran and the trump administration, but instead of continuing where the first Iran nuclear agreement left off as a basis for negotiations, started to negotiate a new agreement with Iran. It was during these second negotiations that trump was amassing our military in the region, and without consulting NATO, or our allies, the trump administration unilaterally started the widespread bombing of Iran.

While it would be foolhardy to trust Iran under its existing government without verification, based on the actions and history of this administration, the U.S. also is not a trustworthy party. After all, they attacked Iran unilaterally twice during negotiations with them.