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Pentagon official says a 'red, white and blue dome' secures Strait of Hormuz

cultureMay 5, 2026362,351

Pentagon official Pete Hegseth announced the U.S. has established a 24/7 "red, white and blue" air-defense dome securing the Strait of Hormuz. Gen. Dan Caine said U.S. forces will provide overwatch for all peaceful vessels in the strait, excluding Iranian ships, as part of the operation. Hegseth and Caine described the deployment as temporary and said recent Iranian attacks remain below the threshold to restart a wider war. The deployment matters because the Strait of Hormuz is a critical chokepoint for global energy and trade, and continuous U.S. air defenses aim to keep shipping lanes open and prevent market shocks.

Adam Schwarz
@adamjschwarz.bsky.social

Hegseth: "As a direct gift from the US to the world, we've established a powerful red, white and blue dome over the Strait." If it wasn't for the US, the Strait of Hormuz would be open, oil would be under $60 a barrel and the world wouldn't stand on the precipice of a catastrophic recession.

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Adam Schwarz127

The Trump administration has brought the global economy to the edge of catastrophe and is asking the world to thank them for their blatantly false claims to have regained control of the situation.

Linda James25

He & his boss really think they can bullshit their way out of the mess they created.

Mark McCondach17

A delusional stock character from a really bad 1980s action movie. A complete (but dangerous) joke.

Sandi14

I can't understand why they think their babbling, gibberish is impressing ANYONE. Only a portion of their base still listens to the crap and believes it.

sh1gg1.bsky.social10

“Guys! Haven’t I found a great solution for the problem I created myself?”

jacqualine115.bsky.social9

Do they truly think that this sounds powerful? It quite literally sounds like parody. Jost said these exact words on Saturday right?

Kiwi Medic 🏥 🇧🇷8

This prick is a lying facist scumbag.

Frances Gandy Walsh8

We don't want your dome of color, it means nothing, while Americans at home are suffering from high cost, food insecurity, and high damn cost for Medical Care, and losing their home.

Laura 4 NAFO6

The "red, white and blue" thing is so cringe too. It's a really common flag colour combo guys. France and the UK, for example.

Spancialosaphus Lacrimosae5

What’s the odds on Smegseth thinking there is actually a dome over the SoH? 🤭🤭

Yesfan1 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🐸5

WTF is he jabbering about???

Mel4

Read the second paragraph again. He’s correct, just not in the way he thinks he is. If it wasn’t for the US, the Strait of Hormuz would be open, oil would be under $60 a barrel …….

Jaded_In_Montana🐸4

Does he believe the shit he is spewing?

Diamond Life4

Where are the competent DEI people that they fired? We need them back because this is not going well at all. And neither is Venezuela, no matter how many times Trump repeats it.

David King4

He thinks he is starring in a disaster movie!!!

Down the Spiral4

A "red, white, and blue dome"?

The chicken lady4

I can imagine some ayatollah itching to crash a drone on his dumb head right there on camera

Andria Gaskin4

He’s the dumbest clown in Trump’s circus.

one-wabbit-one.bsky.social3

He truly does talk and act as if he is running a frat party

EASTMAN3

As a Christian Nationalist, Pete Hegseth is led by his “faith” to kill as many people as he can on the other side of the world. Plus, it comes with the bonus of keeping his job. The lives of the men and women in our military are meaningless to both him and Trump.

Moi2

I think you call people like Hegseth a "low functioning alcoholic".

zolenkan 🇪🇺🌱📷📎2

well, maybe the lack of fossil fuels helps against the climate crisis. wish it could help phase out the use of that disastrous energy source alltogether.

Jason Scott-Warren2

reminds me of the UK where during Covid the health minister kept talking about having 'thrown a protective ring around care homes' (i.e. left old people to die).

Resistance is persistence!2

Kegbreath is a useless turd!

Carol2

So they established a dome over the Strait of Hormuz. Can we see the dome? Or is it something only he can see?

Bon Motts2

Everything these guys say sounds like dialog from a dick pill commercial

Blue Fairylicious Girl🧚
@bluesnowflake.bsky.social

Listening to Hegseth mansplain how we don’t need help with the Strait of Hormuz really makes him look like the lobotomized cucumber he is

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Carl Quintanilla
@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

* HEGSETH: HUNDREDS MORE SHIPS ARE LINING UP TO TRANSIT STRAIT OF HORMUZ * HEGSETH: CENTCOM, PARTNER NATIONS IN ACTIVE COMMUNICATION WITH HUNDREDS OF SHIPS, SHIPPING COMPANIES AND INSURERS @reuters.com

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MS NOW
@ms.now

“The ceasefire is not over." After an exchange of fire in the Strait of Hormuz, Defense Secretary Hegseth says the ceasefire with Iran still holds because the U.S. operation to let vessels pass through the waterway is a "separate and distinct project" to war with Iran. www.ms.now/liveblog/heg...

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The Bulwark
@thebulwark.com

Hegseth: "President Trump has directed U.S. Central Command to restart the free flow of commerce through the Strait of Hormuz under the umbrella of Project Freedom. To be clear, this operation is separate and distinct from Operation Epic Fury."

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K_CO29

Every 59 days we are going to get a new operation name. Ya know, so they don’t have to go to Congress.

Robin14

Got it - he's starting a new war so he can put off seeking Congressional approval for another 2 months.

Cling2Reality13

These guys and their bullshit 🙄

sadcat7.bsky.social11

So now we are in two distinct wars in the same place?

GonzoWookie10

You could fill the oceans with the amount of bullshit these guys shovel.

raittafan.bsky.social9

So he doesn’t have to get authorization? Cute!

Cling2Reality4

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”

Carlos HG. 🍉4

They don't have the skills to juggle one ball now they want to juggle two.

Caroline in the Woods3

The SNL just writes itself

ROCKY MOUNTAIN VIEWS3

Nothing yet, Pete. source: marinetraffic.com

feelinfuzzy.bsky.social3

Gee, clock stops at a cease fire against Iran; then rebrand the straits still Iran but congress doesn’t need to give approval since I guess it is on water and not land? Since when does a cease fire stop the clock on a war? 🤯

GGL3

Ah. So no 60 day war bump.

WaterBluSky 🇺🇸 🌻 🇺🇦3

Is it me, or does Ranger Pete’s suit look even more ridiculous today? The shoulder pads seem to be growing.

J. Crallo3

Someone should tell the drunk domestic abuser that it doesn’t work that way, no matter how much they think it does.

Madame Hardy2

Operation This Time For Sure We Mean It

Ben Cook2

I can’t stop hearing Bobby Finn saying “it’s because it’s not the same, that’s why” when Hegseth tries to talk seriously.

Holly OutnAbout2

So it’s just a collection of little 60-day “wars” all in the same locale? Nothing illegal about that 😉

Quiet, piggy2

Oh you mean the way things were before you started this idiotic whatever you want to call it? We'll go back to the way things were before and declare it as a victory? Classic Trump. Create a problem, back away from it, and then declare a victory.

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