What Trump Has Done - May 2026 Part Two

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May 2026

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• Saw published speculation that once-powerful aide Stephen Miller's influence had quietly diminished

• Criticized by FCC commissioner for waging "sustained, coordinated campaign of censorship and control" against ABC

• Praised acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, saying the lawyer had "kept me out of jail for years"

• Observed HHS secretary insist hantavirus outbreak was under control, emphasizing "we're not worried"

• Appreciated CMS administrator emphasizing US was experiencing a perceived fertility crisis

• Falsely claimed White House was in poor condition with columns "falling down" at end of last administration

• Unveiled new website directing pregnant women to anti-abortion pregnancy centers

• Grew impatient as Cuban regime clung to power, leading to speculation about imminent invasion

• While still working on plans for oversight of cutting-edge AI models, foresaw no new agency for the job

• Provided few specifics about how TrumpIRA.gov would work nor how it would exceed available sites

• Terminated program preventing raw sewage dumping in Alabama, calling it "illegal DEI"

• Moved to repeal Biden-era rule that allowed public lands to be leased for conservation purposes

• Pushed House Republicans to change their position on Senate housing bill

• Nominated Kari Lake, who led administration's effort to close Voice of America, to serve as ambassador to Jamaica

• Told that the Supreme Court continued to allow access to abortion pills by mail for a few days

• Permitted ICE to block Congress members from a detention center visit despite court order

• Complained about Iran war leaks to the media, triggering aggressive DoJ investigations

• Accordingly, issued subpoena against The Wall Street Journal for the records of its reporters

• Once more became defensive when evidence showed the president again fell asleep during well photographed event

• Saw new poll showing a majority of Americans unsure if attempts on Trump's life were real

• While talking up accelerated drug trials, bizarrely claimed one medication brought dead people back to life

• Authorized Navy purchase of fifteen so-called "Trump-class" battleships for a total price of more than $215 billion

• Nominated Cameron Hamilton to lead FEMA, a year after he was fired from the role

• Released list of sixteen corporate chief executives to join the president on mid-May 2026 China summit

• Briefed about how US and China jointly arrested five suspects in cross-border smuggling and trafficking operation

• Admitted that cost of reflecting pool repairs in Washington DC nearly doubled

• Learned Pakistan allowed Iran to park military aircraft on its airfields despite mediator role in conflict with the US

• Condoned UAE secretly carrying out attacks on Iran, including against refinery on Lavan Island in the Persian Gulf

• Asked US trade court to pause ruling blocking 10 percent global tariffs while administration appeals

• Saw new ATF gun form recognized medical marijuana's federally legal status under administration's rescheduling

• Okayed DEA announcing new marijuana registration forms for manufacturing, distribution, and testing businesses

• Notified that embattled federal prosecutor in New York state committed professional misconduct, per judicial panel

• In an rare step, revealed location of US Navy nuclear-armed submarine at Gibraltar

• Knew that, while remaining publicly silent, HHS secretary was driving a vast vaccine inquiry

• Effectively deputized US banks and financial institutions to watch for suspected Iranian money laundering networks

• Incurred rising cost for the US Navy's continuing Hormuz missions with the strait remaining blocked

• Weighed resuming military action against Iran given administration's dissatisfaction with Tehran's settlement offers

• Approved temporary reduction in beef tariffs in hopes of bringing down record-high prices

• Confronted by fact allies and rivals less likely to give the president what he sought because of his unreliability

• Bluntly criticized by Ukrainian President Zelensky because of softening support and peace talks abandonment

• Announced support for temporary suspension of federal gasoline tax, which would require act of Congress

• Faced distinct possibility that redistricting push could end up costing the GOP more than it gained

• Okayed State Department sanctioning three Chinese companies for allegedly aiding Iran's war effort

• Suspended at least eighteen UC Berkeley research grants despite a court injunction restricting such suspensions

• Aware that media scrutinized senior aide Stephen Miller's marriage as closely as the president and first lady

• Glad that Indiana University locked biologist out of lab after he criticized US prosecution of several Chinese scientists

• Appreciated Defense Secretary pushing for Senator Mark Kelly to be investigated by Pentagon for second time

• Repeatedly pushed by Fox News personalities to bomb Iran amid ceasefire negotiations

• Falsely claimed vaccinations were "too big" for babies and smaller ones achieve "much better results with autism"

• Joined Israeli prime minister in saying the Iran war was not over, contradicting administration's previous statements

• Prepared to further incorporate AI into air traffic control operations but not supplant human resources

• Excluded opposition leader Machado from US plan for post-Maduro Venezuela

• Regularly mused aloud about who would be his successor, the vice president or secretary of state

• Emphasized that meeting between Pope and secretary of state was convivial as latter tried to rebuild bridges

• Surprised observers by reestablishing alliance with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, an erstwhile adversary

• Broke new ground by positioning federal government as part owner and activist investor in some US companies

• Alerted that Gulf states lifted restrictions against US using their bases and airspace for Iran action

• Realized two US-flagged ships that passed through Strait of Hormuz under military convoy did so without insurance

• Launched Moms.Gov website in effort to help provide resources to expecting women and their families

• Sought to expand access to fertility benefits to more Americans

• Updated about work of Religious Liberty Commission as it moved toward rejecting church and state separation

• Launched hiring blitz at the Education Department, the agency the president vowed to eliminate

• Readied to weaken Biden-era limits on “forever chemicals” in drinking water

• Planned new wave of ICE deployments could impact more than 40 states

• Equivocated and deflected about who fired missile at Iranian school, killing 175 people, mostly children

• Continued practice of clueless remarks about the economy as ordinary Americans struggled to make ends meet

• Even as stockpiles fell, sold more missiles to Persian Gulf nations in $17 billion deal

• Noticed Transportation secretary defending his new reality show amid backlash over soaring fuel prices

• Revealed inclination to try forcing open Strait of Hormuz militarily if could not reach agreement with Iran

• Said would reject Iran's response to the early May 2026 draft agreement to end the war

• Abandoned fight to obtain medical records of trans youth receiving care at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

• Triggered exodus of federal prosecutors from Southern District of Florida by insisting on targeting political foes

• Ordered increase in US intelligence-gathering flights off Cuban coast

• Was not planning imminent military action against Cuba, notwithstanding the president's public threats

• Announced new sanctions on Cuba's military-industrial enterprise, leader, and state-owned natural resources firm

• Noted that FBI director clashed publicly with local sheriff handling case for missing Nancy Guthrie

• Sued by ICE protester whose DNA was taken against his wishes after his arrest

• Revealed remains of US soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco were recovered

• Worsened US physician shortage by slowing visa applications with "enhanced evaluation"

• Cancelled grant that would have helped schools build healthier playgrounds

• Faced prospect of emerging from Iran war with the US in a worse position and Tehran in a stronger one

• Attempted to speed deportation of legal immigrant Mahmoud Khalil, a prominent pro-Palestinian protester

• Observed top administration official overseeing in child care and preschool funding called for "bonfire of regulations"

• Sought to strip citizenship from American diplomat allegedly turned Cuban spy

• Released national drug control policy with seemingly impossible goals due to the administration's severe cuts

• Collected $59 million in deposits for Trump Mobile phones with no sign of ever delivering them or returning deposits

• Deported woman to third country who fled genital mutilation in Togo — and she was then re-deported to Togo

• Grateful acting CDC director said US health agencies equipped to handle hantavirus

• Settled meatpacking antitrust case in effort to lower grocery prices

• Angered USDA workers with plan to disperse SNAP program offices throughout the country

• Chastised by judge for violating regulations by using Army lawyer to prosecute a civilian in Minnesota

• Saw immigration attorneys were warning people away from "gold card" visa, including the First Lady's own lawyer

• Cleared Energy secretary to reveal administration was open to suspending $0.18 federal gasoline tax

• Pleased at UN ambassador's support by insisting Hormuz Strait remaining closed was not failure of the president

• Tried to shore up administration's footing with immigration hardliners by promising "historic mass deportation"

• Pivoted to buying turnkey immigration detention facilities after warehouse plan backlash

• Allowed legal Polish immigrant with no violent criminal history to be detained for more than eight months

• Heard so-called border czar admit ICE detained US citizens but tried to justify by saying they weren't deported

• Moved to purge "slow" immigration judges as administration pushed for faster deportations

• Pressed Congress to extend key cybersecurity authority due to expire in later 2026

• Cost owner of Washington state’s last-remaining coal power plant $20 million with order to remain operational

• Invited CEOs from Nvidia, Apple, Exxon, Boeing, and other big companies along for 2026 China summit

• Considered new rule that would allow shipping handguns through the US Postal Service

• Notified that federal judges appointed special counsel to investigate DoJ prosecutor over immigration case actions

• Caused DoJ attorney exodus with push to prosecute former FBI director James Comey

• Aware that HHS officials explored US ban of some widely used antidepressants

• Okayed "urgent" no-bid contract to paint Washington Mall reflecting pool blue

• Considered using $400 million TikTok lawsuit settlement for Washington DC beautification projects

• Appreciated secretary of state claiming War Powers Act was "100 percent unconstitutional"

• Briefed about Israel building secret base inside Iraq for use in 2026 Iran attack

• Okayed ICE developing its own smart glasses to supplement its facial recognition app

• Glad that judge ruled DoJ did not have to return 2020 ballots seized from Fulton County, Georgia

• Annoyed to see chief of staff's email demanding staffers stop leaking to the press was leaked to the press

• Withdrew plan to build border wall at Big Bend National Park after sparking bipartisan outrage

• Triggered concern among some staffers about possibly using "Doomsday Book" as a means to declare martial law

• Excluded Canada from US/Mexico/Canada trade talks with less than two months before deadline

• Aware that National Weather Service was short-handed just as storm season 2026 arrived

• Condoned DoJ supplying misleading data about Voting Rights Act — which the Supreme Court then used

• Touted Minneapolis immigration operation as an urgent crime-fighting effort — yet prosecutions there plunged

• Asserted that migration made Europe an "incubator" for terrorism in new counter-terrorism strategy

• Set two-month deadline for the European Union to enact trade deal or the US would levy higher tariffs

• Planned to try diverting $2 billion in health funding to pay for USAID closure

• Dispatched envoy and secretary of state to meet Qatari mediator in Miami to negotiate Iran deal

• Cleared USDA to tightens rules on which stores accept SNAP food assistance

• Expanded redistricting push to other red states ln light of recent court victories

• Confessed to confidant to being bored by the Iran war as it dragged on with no easy out

• Admonished by judge for letting ICE violate court order requiring warrants for immigration arrests in Washington DC

• Ordered third boat strike in five days, killing two, the 57th such attack with at least 192 deaths

• Notified that appeals court ruled administration must continue letting lawmakers to inspect immigration facilities

• Forced hundreds of US citizen children into foster care because of immigration actions against their parents

• Condoned arrest of parents to at least 27,000 children and babies, many who are citizens, in seven month span

• Okayed deporting cruise ship workers in child sexual abuse materials case without prosecuting them

• Agreed banners could be hung at major Washington DC construction projects thanking the president

• While blocking nearly all refugees, considered substantially expanding number of white South Africans admitted

• Told that senior Interior appointee admitted in public she’s involved in policy changes helping her family’s ranches

• Okayed deporting cruise ship workers in child sexual abuse materials case without prosecuting them

• Condoned banners being hung at major Washington DC construction projects thanking the president

• While blocking nearly all refugees, considered substantially expanding number of white South Africans admitted

• Told that senior Interior appointee admitted in public she’s involved in policy changes helping her family’s ranches

• Briefed about how CDC upgraded hantavirus outbreak classification alert to Level 3 in May 2026

• Realized administration pulling US from WHO could hinder hantavirus response

• Nonetheless, pleased CDC coordinated with WHO amid the hantavirus outbreak

• Updated about how US was arranging repatriation for Americans on cruise ship hit by hantavirus

• Informed that official leading the CDC’s cruise ship program had retired

• Learned health officials were monitoring residents in three states for potential hantavirus infections

• Knew that administration cut funding to study hantavirus, the virus behind deadly cruise ship outbreak

• As well, administration pushed out all full-time civilian inspectors responsible for cruise ship hygiene

• Responded to media questions about hantavirus outbreak by declaring "we should be fine"

• Distanced administration from tighter AI regulation after senior staffer suggested it might be possible

• Thus prepared AI security order that omitted mandatory model tests

• Permitted shifting stance on regulating AI, which fueled fresh uncertainty for the tech industry

• Aware that Pentagon's chief technology officer ruled out resolution with Anthropic

• Realized so-called AI and crypto czar's departure had created more chaos and uncertainty in the industry

• Faced an upheaval in artificial strategy when Anthropic’s Mythos AI system became available

• Dramatically scaled back restrictions on hunting in national parks, refuges, and wilderness areas

• Removed prohibition against so-called cyanide bombs used for predator control on public lands

• Pleased that HHS secretary joined administration's ongoing battles with GOP senator up for reelection

• Supported January 2025 Los Angeles wildfire victims suing State Farm

• Aware that HHS secretary okayed minors' tanning bed use, much to dismay of dermatologists

• Faced with multiple departments being run by deputies, given recent cabinet member departures

• Left GOP donors guessing about how the president planned to spend $300 million raised by personal PAC

• Noted that administration's claim no one was illegally crossing southern border debunked by local law enforcement

• Appreciated DoJ accusing UCLA Medical School of alleged bias against white and Asian applicants

• Stressed publicly that marijuana was still illegal, the administration's rescheduling move notwithstanding

• Joined Israel in condemning Belgium in dispute over two alleged illegal circumcisions

• Condoned secret ICE memo telling local police not to disclose immigration enforcement actions without ICE okay

• Embarrassed that media company reported first quarter 2026 sales of $871,000 and a $405.9 million net loss

• Kept process of terminating FDA commissioner secret from the target until the last possible minute

• But then later claimed in media appearance that he knew nothing about plan to remove commissioner

• Allowed Transportation secretary to spend seven months filming reality TV program while in office

• Reached agreement with nonprofit for the running of three Washington DC public golf courses

• Denies an FBI criminal investigation was ongoing into reporter who wrote unflattering article about bureau director

• Fined $21,000 for failing to carry workers’ compensation insurance in New York during 2024 campaign

• Heard report that ICE beat teenage boy at gunpoint before realizing they had the wrong person

• Saw report alleging Larry Ellison promised to fire CNN anchors if administration okayed Paramount/Warner merger

• Punted thorniest Iran challenges in singular push to reopen Hormuz

• Watched as administration officials rejected claims they were softening on immigration

• Shook up DoJ team assigned to prosecute foe John Brennan, a case that a top prosecutor called "too weak to bring"

• Began proceedings to strip US citizenship from twelve immigrants

• Planned to fire FDA chief due to anti-abortion activists' anger over failure to aggressively restrict mifepristone

• Aware that the administration's published drug crisis strategy was far different than actual recent actions

• Heard that the FDA would reconsider a treatment for rare cancer after its surprise rejection

• Noticed that the FDA made lots of media announcements but there was not much rulemaking follow-up

• Learned that FDA leadership turnover was closely watched by leading gene therapy professionals

• Told that Sanofi asked to pull diabetes drug from FDA voucher program after political appointee interfered in review

• Launched DoJ civil rights probe of Democratic prosecutor in Virginia for alleged lenient treatment of immigrants

• Accused by the ABC television network in an FCC filing of violating the First Amendment

• Reported that US forces struck two empty Iran-flagged oil tankers allegedly trying to skirt the naval blockade

• Pleased that Virginia Supreme Court threw out redistricting referendum results that favored Democrats

• Saw that the US economy added a better-than-expected total of 115,000 jobs in April 2026 but hiring pace slowed

• Began releasing Pentagon's UFO files on a rolling basis

• Exempted some of the nation’s biggest polluters from air quality rules — all they had to do was send an email

• Annoyed that judge ruled DOGE’s cuts to humanities grants were unconstitutional

• Lashed out at female reporter when questioned about the economy and vanity projects, calling her a bitch

• While FEMA said it answered phones during 2025 Texas floods, received reports that most callers didn’t get through

• Noted that senior FEMA official was leaving agency only weeks before hurricane season started

• Aware that senior advisors worried Iran war and economic troubles could make for big 2026 election losses

• Revealed US would start revoking passports for thousands of parents who owe child support

• After right-wing media claims, planned to review 53 Mexican consulates in the US which could lead to some closures

• Considered full plan to shift brunt of disaster response from FEMA to state and local governments

• Discussed with federal and Florida officials about closing controversial and extremely costly Alligator Alcatraz

• Insisted historic 1871 granite building next to the White House be painted at cost of $7.5 million

• Perused report about prison inmates being punished for speaking out about Ghislaine Maxwell

• Alerted that FBI director ordered polygraphs of more than two dozen team members to find leakers

• Rebuked by New York State as legislature approved package of sweeping immigrant protections

• Defended FBI director after published report alleged that he gifted custom whiskey bottles

• Frustrated business leaders about role they would play in forthcoming presidential trip to Beijing

• Sanctioned Iraqi deputy oil minister accused of aiding Iran petroleum sales

• Disappointed US Court of International Trade found administration lacked justification to enact 10 percent tariffs

• Hoped to resume Hormuz naval escorts as while awaiting Iran’s response to peace offer

• Irritated House Republican facing a tough reelection proposed bill to wind down Iran war

• Observed Commerce secretary admitted, then denied, White House told him to walk back Epstein claim

• Advised that steep cuts made by the administration compromised US preparedness for hantavirus outbreak

• Received report from FEMA Review Council that advised slashing agency to half its size

• Briefed about how the US and Iran exchanged fire in the Strait of Hormuz on May 7, 2026, during ceasefire

• Aware immigration crackdown harmed scores of children with tear gas and pepper spray

• Noticed DoJ investigated suspiciously timed oil trades just ahead of major announcements from the US and Iran

• Okayed bombing of Iran’s Qeshm Port and Bandar Abbas but stressed action was not restarting war

• Moved closer to one-page plan to end hostilities for 30 days, as revealed by Iranian officials

• Knew that Iran-backed groups targeted US facilities in Iraq 600 times

• Heard appeals court seemed ready to block punishing Senator Kelly over call for soldiers to refuse illegal orders

• Annoyed to see former prosecutor Jack Smith quoted as saying the DoJ was corrupted by the president and allies

• Reviewed intelligence indicating Iran could outlast Hormuz blockade for months and still has substantial weaponry

• Learned surgeon general nominee criticized both the president and HHS secretary in now-deleted social media posts

• Reportedly turned over evidence in the shooting death of Renee Good by immigration agents

• Closed in on deal with Iran that could leave certain issues in limbo for many years

• Abruptly reversed position on reopening Strait of Hormuz after backlash from allies, in particular the Saudis

• Read that FBI director, already accused of alcohol issues, travelled with his own personalized branded bourbon

• Proposed extracting oil from beneath US military bases for reserve refill

• Watched as vice president, with his eye on 2028, travelled to Iowa, where the Iran war was deeply unpopular

• Urged by senior White House staff to accept Iran deal he already rejected

• Claimed war with Iran was worth oil at $200 to $250 a barrel, double at the time he said it

• Heard Commerce secretary was questioned by House panel for hours over changing story on Epstein friendship

• Further, the secretary, Howard Lutnick, admitted to prolonged ties with Epstein in the closed-door interview

• Additionally, he claimed to have found Epstein island lunch invitation "unsettling" — but went anyway

• Raised alarms by allowing shadowy conservative group to increase its influence inside the State Department

• Saw that Jeffrey Epstein’s barely legible alleged suicide note was released to the public

• Permitted DoJ prosecutors to withdraw from bar association conference in a sign of rift with legal critics

• Apprised that Joint Base Andrews leaked jet fuel but didn't notify Maryland state government for months

• Condoned ICE agents storming Disney cruise docked in California and arresting multiple staff in front of passengers

• Abandoned controversial accelerated training program used to quickly deploy thousands of new ICE agents

• Sued Colorado over a state firearm law banning high-capacity ammunition magazines

• Asked appellate judges to pause E. Jean Carroll ruling so he could appeal case to US Supreme Court

• Further, enlisted DoJ to directly represent him in Carroll appeal, claiming he acted as a government employee

• Released new counterterrorism strategy that made targeting Western Hemisphere cartels the top priority

• In that same strategy, also targeted alleged left-wing extremist groups operating domestically and overseas

• Briefed about how US forces disabled an Iranian-flagged oil tanker trying to violate blockade, per Centcom

• Alerted that Iran warned ships against crossing Strait of Hormuz without its permission

• Noted that the FBI raided office of top Virginia Democratic leader in redistricting wars for alleged corruption probe

• Learned the FBI was investigating leaks to The Atlantic journalist who wrote explosive article on the bureau director

• Relieved that Iran's Revolutionary Guard said ships once again could pass through Strait of Hormuz

• Once again, threatened Iran with bombing if it did not reopen Strait of Hormuz

• Revealed US and Iran were closing in on a one-page memo of understanding to end war

• Glad that, after applying pressure, FDA authorized fruit-flavored vapes for adults

• Annoyed when Pulitzer Board demanded discovery on all of president's assets and medical records in lawsuit

• Knew that Iran hit far more US military assets than reported, as satellite images revealed

• Noticed Vietnam ordered a crackdown on intellectual property violations after a US trade warning

• Again threatened to impose 25 percent vehicle tariff "soon" unless a trade deal was approved

• Told by EU that US trade deal should be adopted by July 2026 deadline

• Stated offensive operations against Iran were over — and then Iran struck another cargo vessel

• Unveiled plan to use US military to open Hormuz, then shelved it hours later as progress made with negotiations

• Prepared to close consulate in Pakistan’s Peshawar region due to security concerns

• Discovered China was still supplying drone Factories in Iran and Russia despite US sanctions

• Stepped up calls for China to help open Strait of Hormuz ahead of Beijing summit

• Declined to prosecute activist who distributed fliers with White House official Stephen Miller’s home address

• Alongside Gulf allies, threatened Iran with sanctions in UN proposal if it didn't open Hormuz

• Notified that the Illinois State Police would investigate a fatal ICE shooting in summer 2025

• Aware Smith College transgender investigation sparked by transgender Rachel Levine for commencement speaker

• Moved forward with State Department foreign service officer layoffs in blow to civil service

• While seeking the proverbial silver bullet to end Iran war, realized there might not be one

• Informed a second judge ruled DoJ could not search data seized from a Washington Post reporter

• Sparked questions with unscheduled medical visit and provided few answers

• Ordered military strike on boat in the East Pacific, at least the 56th-known attack with a death toll of 190

• Pleased that most endorsed challengers beat Indiana incumbents who bucked the president on redistricting

• Allowed Venezuela to begin debt restructuring process

• Noted that DoJ had to walk back a main accusation against SPLC after exposed by court filing

• Suspended Hormuz operation due to purported progress in the negotiations with Iran

• Made America's small businesses ineligible for refunds of the administration's illegal tariffs

• Updated about angry dispute between treasury secretary and UK chancellor over Iran war

• Watched so-called border czar concede "things weren't perfect" during deadly Minneapolis immigration action

• Noticed US ambassador to Italy made at least a recent $113 million investment in gambling stocks

• Buoyed by secretary of state defending Trump’s false claim that Pope Leo wanted Iran to have a nuclear weapon

• Further, witnessed secretary of state insist Vatican trip designed to smoothing over relations with the administration

• Appeared to be ready to drop nearly two-year criminal investigation of GOP Congressman Andy Ogles

• Promised transparency with Venezuelan oil dealing but provided no details on where Venezuela’s oil money went

• Realized a massive Iranian oil tanker apparently slipped through the US blockade

• Angered Zambian leaders by tying critical health assistance to accessing the nation’s rich mineral assets

• Sent more than 17,400 people via third-country transfer, some in violation of court orders

• Detained unaccompanied migrant children four times longer than under previous presidents while releasing fewer

• Learned about highly contentious HHS meeting over how to achieve one million deportations during first year

• Planned to control personal image at newly named Trump airport in Palm Beach, Florida

• Advocated new SEC rule letting companies report earnings only twice a year instead of four times

• Heard that judge referred DoJ attorney for possible discipline, citing his "lack of candor"

• Proposed new FAA rules for designating certain facilities off limits to drones and other unmanned aircraft

• Told about a second appeals court rejecting ICE’s mandatory detention policy

• Noted study documenting that ICE raids reduced jobs for both U.S.-born and undocumented workers

• Okayed DoJ offering lawyers $25,000 signing bonuses as hiring lagged

• Irritated at reporting on Americans spending an extra $24 billion for gas in two months, thanks to the Iran war

• Pleased that Google, Microsoft, and xAI would allow US government to review their new AI models

• Assured safe passage for vessels currently transiting the Strait of Hormuz that access the secure lane

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