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Bombshell Report Reveals Trump Positioned For All Out War With Iran By Saturday (www.mediaite.com)
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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

According to Axios, this is why (I'm guessing it's mostly about the oil because he's a moron):

  • Long-running nuclear dispute. The U.S. and Iran have had off-and-on talks about striking a nuclear deal for months.
  • Protester killings
  • He already sent aircraft carriers with threats - Chekhov's aircraft carrier
  • Pressure from Israel
  • The oil factor
  • A sense of regime weakness

https://www.axios.com/2026/02/18/trump-iran-war-reasons-military-strikes

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

It is 100% Israel.

Attacking Iran would destroy they oil markets.

[–] saimen@feddit.org -1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Hmm I thought the main reasons would be that there is a great public support for a regime change right now especially among Iranians and that there is a potential new leader (the son of the Shah) who might provide stability afterwards.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Has trump ever been known to think about that kind of stuff? lmao.