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Trump's War on Iran & Strait of Hormuz Crisis Reveal "Limits of American Imperial Power"

2026-05-05 News & Politics
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Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-yt We speak with Middle East history professor Toby Jones about the ongoing crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, where overlapping blockades by Iran and the United States have disrupted shipping and the wider global economy since the start of the war in late February. Jones says this latest conflict is part of a decadeslong project by the United States to exert imperial control over the oil-rich region, but that it's now in danger of a strategic loss signaling a deeper imperial decline. "Through an unprovoked assault on Iran, Trump has accelerated, or at least clarified, the real limits of American imperial power," says Jones. "He's definitely put the United States in a much more vulnerable and weakened position globally as a result of this war." Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe

Top Comments (10)

@CallThemAllOut 2026-05-05

The World should know by now that... The World can Either Choose to have Isreal or Choose to have PEACE but the world CANNOT have BOTH.

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@liamgray1575 2026-05-05

America needs a regime change. Do it America. Save your democracy.

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@RYN988 2026-05-05

A dying empire lashing out.

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@teeCall-sq1mg 2026-05-05

All thieves and liars. They play the people like a deck of cards. Enough!

44 1 replies
@richardpaquette8429 2026-05-05

trump will postpone his meeting with China again.

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@josephnotoempire2949 2026-05-05

Nuclear proliferation is serious. Blockade Israel until UN nuclear weapons inspectors are allowed to inspect their WMD. Prosecute the financing of Israeli State terrorism.

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@manuelbello5806 2026-05-05

Make love not war

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@NahidDehestani 2026-05-05

Destroying land scapes & communities..... has been their plan....😢

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@SSENILENOL-er9uf 2026-05-05

The evil ones prefer to call it a "military operation"... But you ARE correct. IT'S A WAR !!

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@FromVirginia001 2026-05-05

Thank you Professor jones, Thank you Democracy now!!!

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