How the war regarding the Iran strait is going

This is a 4-panel meme using the popular progressive clown makeup format to mock illogical, contradictory policy actions surrounding a conflict with Iran over a strait (misspelled as 'straight' in the image text). Each panel corresponds to one step of the clown applying makeup, paired with text describing increasingly absurd policy steps: 1) Claiming the purpose of fighting Iran is to open the strait, 2) Blockading the strait because Iran refuses to open it, 3) Declaring the strait is open while maintaining the blockade, 4) Announcing the strait is closed again because of the ongoing blockade. The meme uses the clown transformation to illustrate that the stated policy goals and actual actions are completely contradictory and nonsensical, painting the policy makers as clowns.

This meme uses the widely circulated 'man applying clown makeup' stock photo meme template, which has been used for many years to mock sequences of contradictory, self-defeating actions. It was shared on Reddit as a meme under the original title 'How the wars going', likely created using the Imgflip meme generator as indicated by the imgflip.com watermark in the bottom left corner. The content references ongoing geopolitical tensions surrounding the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping lane where Iran has had periodic conflicts with other nations over access.