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Is trump threatening all of this because he brutally raped those girls? You call that presidential?

Iran: fuck off pedo.

I don't think that's how you get someone to cooperate voluntarily.

Nevertheless, I thought Pete Hegseth said the Strait is open already save for a totally minor obstacle to safe shipping, that Trump or anyone shouldn't worry about.

As a US citizen I wonder if this is how 1930s Germans felt?

Well except a large portion of us feel the orange shit gibbon is a moron, surrounded by sycophantic morons and kakistocrats.

Trumps approval rating still sits at 40 % (https://www.economist.com/interactive/trump-approval-tracker).

Something's seriously wrong with your people, USA...

Giving out an ultimatum to blow up civilian infrastructure is a war crime right

Sadly, the world isn’t going to so anything about it. The World has more or less greenlit Israel’s genocide. If anything the world is going to run and support the US in reopening the Strait to allow the flow of oil.

The oil must flow.

Is this winding down the war?

I hope that people are starting to understand why war powers shouldn't be hogged by one dipshit.

Oh! More terrorism. Great job.

Fucking USA wars. Would he make such a big war, and threaten them with nuclear obliteration, if they weren't on the other side of the globe? No. Cowards.

And yes, many Iranian power plants are nuclear. Nice of you to not mention that, asshole potus.

Of course the fallout would still be bad - not only for US "allies" in Europe but also in the US. But realizing that would require some mental effort so it doesn't count.

Yup...more war crimes. That seems to be the only tool in his toolbox.

1ply or 2ply?

Great. Were gonna save iran juat like we saved gaza! Cuba next!

Happy yet, sitouts?

This is a stated intent to destroy, or set in motion events that will destroy, much of the oil and power infrastructure in several countries .

I really hope this is only a manipulation of the markets , because otherwise things will never be the same.

Americans have a duty to make this not happen

Seems to be 2 Trump options that tie into what was reported as extortion of GCC for $5T for war, 2.5T for peace. It doesn't so much have to be a bribe as the outcome of each option.

1. US withdraws, leaving Gulf security to rest of world. = loss of past US support for their regimes. CIA/Mossad is very good at making colour revolutions in countries that are not loving of the USA. ie. all recognized democracies.

2. War crimes against Iranian civilians. IRGC destroys GCC water infrastructure, and keeps them blockaded of food and money including more damage to energy exporting capacity. Oil to $300+

The entirety of the US colonial world rulerships need a longer debate on whether US/Israel alliance is worth preserving over the US resorting to war crimes to avoid quickly losing the war, but risking far more permanent global destruction.

World fixing Gulf security without US is easy, and better than any longer war. EU shouldn't care if it pays for oil in CNY. GCC still siding against Iran after the war started makes their destruction deserved. Ending US empire is their path to not face colour revolutions, and directly fighting Israel in response to colour revolution agitation is their path to get population on their side.

Should be a natural alliance with countries that offer useful trade, instead of political capture by the wealthiest. This is a moment for world to restrain/distance itself from US power, and will expose the corruption of colonial system if not. The same applies to Israel's master relationship to US, where Americans may not understand the benefit of supporting genocidal evil, that will be directed towards them, eventually.