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Meanwhile, dozens were injured by Iranian strikes in Israel, as Tehran targeted a nuclear site.

Donald Trump threatened Iran in a Truth Social post Saturday evening, warning that the U.S. would target the nation’s power plants if the Strait of Hormuz remained closed.

“If Iran doesn’t FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 HOURS from this exact point in time, the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST!” Trump wrote in the post.

Approximately 20% of the world’s oil passes through the the Strait of Hormuz, a critical trade route. Iranian attacks on ships in the area have seen the area essentially close to maritime traffic, while oil prices have soared globally.

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[–] El_Scapacabra@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 hour ago

Based on what I know about how Trump operates, I'm fully convinced he is just creating an excuse to launch a nuke at someone, either Iran, Cuba, Venezuela, Mexico, Greenland, any country he can. Because that's the one thing he has just been itching to do his entire presidency. Using the special codes to launch a nuclear bomb to prove to the world and to himself that he really is as powerful as God himself.

I am actually willing to bet that we're eventually going to learn that he has already tried at least once but someone has (until now) managed to block it.

Someone is going to get nuked if Trump is not stopped.

[–] AlexLost@lemmy.world 7 points 4 hours ago

Again, going after civilian infrastructure targets rather than military ones. And who gets the contract to rebuild this infrastructure? This douche bag is gonna start a world war because him and his friends will get rich building the bombs, using the bombs, and rebuilding the shit they themselves have blown up. Blown up for the sole reason to make a lot of really rich people even richer. We are all so fucked... Humans, man.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago

strength doesn't need threats, pussy.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago

very putin-like of him. impotent dictators outclassed by the problems they caused and pretending they have been fighting a war with one hand tied behind their back and unless they are able to give orders to their enemies they will unleash their true power is one of the most pathetic things.

You cant escalate if you are already at war and already committing war crimes.

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 13 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

"obliterate", like how he "obliterated" the Iranian's nuclear capabilities last June?

So I should expect they'll be producing at full capacity again in 8 months then? Is that how this works?

[–] 3abas@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

Most of the middle east will be in the dark, energy production and distribution from the gulf will be set back for decades, and this will effect the whole world. Israel and US probably counting on dragging Europe kicking and screaming into this war to stop the complete failure of the US.

Fucking idiots.

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 13 points 10 hours ago

This mother fucker is going to get us all killed.

[–] joan@lemmy.world 15 points 12 hours ago (7 children)

What even was the official objective of this war in the first place

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 7 points 7 hours ago

our war objective is to do whatever israel tells us to do.

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago

No joke but to bring about the biblical end times, Trump is just a useful idiot to the folks with money and bad intentions.

[–] Lagviper@lemmy.zip 15 points 11 hours ago

They have a concept of an objective

[–] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 10 points 10 hours ago

To facilitate the Greater Israel Project

[–] orbitz@lemmy.ca 4 points 9 hours ago

Depends on the hour you asked that question, plus some alignments of planets and what crystals are doing, least from anything I can tell. Yet the US is letting him go ahead, huh. So whatever works for the US I guess.

[–] LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz 8 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Armageddon.
Barring that, eternal warmongering for profit.

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[–] nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 hours ago

do it pussy

[–] status_sphere@sh.itjust.works 74 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Nothing says diplomacy like a Twitter ultimatum with a countdown while simultaneously admitting that you are about to commit a war crime.

[–] renhogan@lemmy.ca 39 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Yep.

Sad part is labelling things as ‘War crimes’ is meaningless. There’s no accountability in this World anymore.

It’s like “that’s a war crime!”

… “so anyways… what’s for dinner?”

Sad World our ancestors fought and died for all those years ago.

[–] Dimantina@lemmy.world 9 points 13 hours ago

Well....

So like for probably me and you, it was our grand fathers and great grandfather's that put forth the rules of war in WW1 and WW2.

For Trump it was his dad. He's not even that removed, he was born 3 years before the Geneva convention was ratified. When "War Crimes" actually became a thing...

Purely speculation, but given the fact he has never had respect of law, I think him and his cabal would have been against the idea of creating war crimes in 1949... So for him its just a long line of ignoring inconvenient "woke" bullcrap.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 29 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

Bombing powerplants is an attack on civilians and therefore a war crime.

Who is going to stop this addle-pated pigman?

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[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 42 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Iran already replied to the threat saying they'd bomb the gulf's desalinators...what now, you fucking idiot? He really has no notion of what he's done and no ability to think beyond threats and escalation...

[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 11 points 13 hours ago

The bombings will continue until you like us more than your violent government...seems like a solid plan...

[–] rwrwefwef@sh.itjust.works 5 points 13 hours ago (5 children)

Many people here will accuse the United States of using Israeli tactics and of trying to pull a Gaza on Iran. That's not true.

This time, they're taking a page from the Russian playbook by targeting civilian infrastructure in an attempt to do collective punishment. We can see how much success these tactics have had in the past, and somehow are to believe that it will be different this time.

[–] Redredme@lemmy.world 6 points 12 hours ago

Looks at history. Dresden firestorms. Nagasaki. Agent Orange. NATO vs Serbia. Current day Cuba.

Russian playbook? It just is THE playbook. Everybody does it and has done it since like forever.

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 7 points 12 hours ago

Russia Russia Russia. JFC. The "Russian playbook" while the US had 500000 dead under its belt just in Iraq during the comic book episode of "WMD" and Albright saying it was worth it? On nighttime news? Not in private.

But Russia's the problem. Doing nothing even close to what you claim. Meanwhile Israel just needs to say "tunnel" and oops everything's a legit target, a target of weapons you supply.

Can I get a MRI of your brain? I've always wanted to see a single proton in a vacuum.

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[–] biscuit 49 points 20 hours ago (74 children)

Thanks for ruining the world, Americans. Holding you all responsible for this.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

oh, are you from someplace free of zionist influence? Wheres that?

edit: oh I see from your comment history that you're from the UK. Your government is as big of a joke as the US is. Isnt your arcraft carrier over there doing Americas/Israels bidding right now? Glass houses, friend.

[–] redsand@infosec.pub 1 points 9 hours ago

Lol oh boy you have a lot to learn about Israel. TL;DR Ghislane Maxwell is a god

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 18 points 18 hours ago (14 children)

As a Native American who doesn’t even have a voting member of congress please go fuck yourself. White people are doing this and white people didn’t come from America.

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[–] Greyghoster@aussie.zone 1 points 9 hours ago

Didn’t Iran say that it would cripple civilian infrastructure in the gulf like desal plants and fossil fuel infrastructure? Sounds like another game of chicken and we know TACO. So do the Iranians. If Iran clobbers the infrastructure in the gulf then open it by all means. Nothing to ship for years.

[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 27 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Fascinating to watch the strategist in chief play three-dementia chess...

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[–] Stern@lemmy.world 42 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

"Stop making a oil crisis or we'll make it even worse!"

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[–] probable_possum@leminal.space 43 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Civil Energy infrastructure.

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