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Swede

(39,374 posts) Sun Mar 22, 2026, 08:26 AM Yesterday

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Iran warns if their energy sites are hit, they will "irreversibly destroy" US linked sites across the middle-east

The Strait of Hormuz will be irrelevant if there is no oil or LNG to ship. What a mess Trump has stumbled into.

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/ce35wke27ynt

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/ce35wke27ynt?post=asset%3A2d23e17d-b07b-427f-8e0b-642d5576eb8e#post

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Iran warns if their energy sites are hit, they will "irreversibly destroy" US linked sites across the middle-east (Original Post) Swede Yesterday OP

Iran, you're being played OC375 Yesterday #1

You mean $300 bbl oil? Yeah that'll help Trump. Swede Yesterday #3

No need to be rude OC375 Yesterday #7

You're right, sorry. Just caught up in the maelstrom. Swede Yesterday #8

They can destroy a desalination plant and make a city inhabitable. dalton99a Yesterday #2

Hitting US military probably has less value for Iran than hitting competing oil and gas facilities. Hitting other... dutch777 Yesterday #4

I'm not sure if stumble is the right word newdeal2 Yesterday #5

Agreed! Resistance1 Yesterday #6

Overlooked link, me thinks. Igel Yesterday #9

OC375

(893 posts)

1. Iran, you're being played

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 08:28 AM

Yesterday

No love for Iran, but please don’t do his job for him.

Swede

(39,374 posts)

3. You mean $300 bbl oil? Yeah that'll help Trump.

Reply to OC375 (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 08:38 AM

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OC375

(893 posts)

7. No need to be rude

Reply to Swede (Reply #3)

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 10:04 AM

Yesterday

I think Trump wants disruption. That’s all. It’s an opinion. Relax. I’m not an enemy.

Swede

(39,374 posts)

8. You're right, sorry. Just caught up in the maelstrom.

Reply to OC375 (Reply #7)

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 10:10 AM

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dalton99a

(94,050 posts)

2. They can destroy a desalination plant and make a city inhabitable.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 08:29 AM

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dutch777

(5,062 posts)

4. Hitting US military probably has less value for Iran than hitting competing oil and gas facilities. Hitting other...

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 08:56 AM

Yesterday

...things like desalinization plants or power plants will hurt the neighbors aligned with the US but won't move the economic needle/price of oil which helps Iran if they keep any production going and ship it out.

newdeal2

(5,362 posts)

5. I'm not sure if stumble is the right word

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 09:02 AM

Yesterday

He is willingly going down this path instead of taking an exit. He thinks it’s a game and threatens, cracks jokes, or makes contradictory statements. It’s a mess he created and deserves all the blame for.

Resistance1

(157 posts)

6. Agreed!

Reply to newdeal2 (Reply #5)

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 09:40 AM

Yesterday

In his mind, the idea of de-escalation is equivalent to weakness. He doesn't care if everything gets destroyed or how many innocent lives are lost. He has to portray this fake superhero image that his cult has built him up to be and as long as it's not his money or his life at risk, it's full speed ahead.

Igel

(37,516 posts)

9. Overlooked link, me thinks.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 12:01 PM

Yesterday

https://thebulletin.org/2025/07/iran-can-still-build-nuclear-weapons-without-further-enrichment-only-diplomacy-will-stop-it/

Don't know about 'intent', but deception in war or "struggle" isn't exactly a novel idea.

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