April 12, 8:52 a.m.: the blockade post was removed
Trump's Truth archives an April 12 post at 8:52 a.m. Saying the United States Navy would begin blockading ships trying to enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz. The archive marks the post removed from Truth Social.
The removed post said U.S. Forces would interdict vessels in international waters that paid a toll to Iran. It also said the United States would destroy mines laid in the straits and that any Iranian firing at U.S. Forces or peaceful vessels would be 'BLOWN TO HELL.'
April 12, 8:53 a.m.: the Hormuz-failure post was removed
One minute later, Trump's Truth archives a second April 12 post marked removed. Trump wrote that Iran had promised to open the Strait of Hormuz and had knowingly failed to do so.
The removed post said Vice President JD Vance, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner had debriefed him on a meeting in Islamabad with Iranian representatives Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, Abbas Araghchi, and Ali Bagheri.
April 12, 11:30 a.m.: the live versions appeared
At 11:30 a.m., Trump's Truth archived live versions of both removed posts. The Hormuz-failure post kept the claim that Iran had promised to open the Strait and refused to give up nuclear ambitions.
The live blockade version kept the central threat: the United States Navy would begin blockading ships entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz. The live version changed one name in the military-damage passage, replacing 'Khomeini' in the removed post with 'Khamenei.'
April 13: the blockade moved onto a clock
At 12:43 a.m. On April 13, Trump posted that the United States would blockade ships entering or exiting Iranian ports at 10:00 a.m. Eastern.
At 10:23 a.m., Trump posted that Iran's navy was 'laying at the bottom of the sea' and warned that fast-attack ships coming near the blockade would be immediately eliminated.
At 12:33 p.m., Trump posted that 34 ships had gone through the Strait of Hormuz the previous day.
April 15: the blockade entered the oil-storage lane
On April 15, Trump's Truth archived a post sharing a Just the News story headlined around Iran running out of oil storage under a Trump blockade.
The April 15 archive also includes a post directed at Pope Leo. Trump wrote that Iran having a nuclear bomb was unacceptable and cited a claimed protester death toll in Iran.
Receipts
Trump wrote that Iran promised to open Hormuz and knowingly failed. Trump's Truth marks the post removed.
Trump wrote that the U.S. Navy would begin blockading ships entering or leaving the Strait. Trump's Truth marks the post removed.
Trump's archive shows a later live version of the Hormuz-failure accusation posted the same morning.
Trump's archive shows a later live version of the blockade post saying U.S. forces would interdict vessels in international waters.
Trump wrote that the United States would blockade ships entering or exiting Iranian ports at 10:00 a.m. Eastern.
Trump shared a Just the News story about Iran oil storage and the Trump blockade.
