Trump says he bombed Iran

[FlyersFan]

So, they have WMDs that can reach us in 45 minutes, or something?
Where have we heard that before?
Any evidence for those "launchers"?

 Evidence ... you mean like the miles and miles of footage being shown
on TV of the bombs dropping on launchers?   You mean the massive numbers
of missiles that have been raining down on Israel and the other Gulf nations
that came from launchers?   Comeon .... 

The Middle East is a tinderbox.  You have lit it.
Cheers for that.

It was already a festering infected mortal wound.   
The band aid just got ripped off.

[SteamyAmerican]

Okay.   
So we agreed to a hit on an economic target.
Gotta' cut off their money supply so they can't fund their war.
Fine by me.

Not really. Holding the world’s economy hostage and jacking up oil & gas prices seems counterproductive and counterintuitive here.

Not to mention they already have bought the weapons of war they’re using currently.

Just doesn’t make a lot of sense. And I don”t really think of it as “Iran’s war” either.

[putnam6]

Only thing driving up gas prices now is the fearmongering corporate greed. Has absolutely nothing to do with the conflict going on, that's just what the dems and msm want everyone to believe. 

Still nowhere near what I was paying under Biden though, and I doubt it will ever get that high again. Well, until the next dem comes in pushing their EV bullshit.

Thats the real "conspiracy," isn't it, no different than the days in the 70s when OPEC dominated the headlines. Maybe a little more corporate than country nowadays but still the world got used to cheap oil

Must be an age and life experience thing...Ive seen the country at war. I've seen gas prices go up and down, lived through the dot.com and the bailout, and there's an ebb and flow, an up and down; nothing remains static 

The younger generations


They have no coping skills of life experiences and wereas we still semi-listened to our parents when shit happened and have already seen worst times in the Middle East 
 

far more ships were attacked during the "Tanker War" phase of the Iran-Iraq War (primarily 1984–1988) compared to the current 2026 crisis in the Strait of Hormuz.
Tanker War (1980s Iran-Iraq War)

• Total attacks on merchant vessels (mostly tankers and other commercial ships) in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz: Around 451 (Iraq responsible for ~283, Iran for ~168).
  
• Many of these targeted oil tankers specifically (about 61% of attacked ships were tankers), with hundreds damaged, over 100 sailors killed, and significant cargo losses (over 30 million tons damaged from 1981–1987).
  
• The campaign lasted several years, with attacks spread out over time rather than concentrated in days/weeks.
  
• Despite the high number, the strait was never fully closed—traffic continued (often with escorts, delays, or risks), and no complete blockade occurred.
  

 

 

The highest oil prices per barrel in the 1970s and 1980s occurred during the major energy crises triggered by geopolitical events (the 1973 Arab oil embargo, the 1979 Iranian Revolution, and the early stages of the Iran-Iraq War).
These are typically measured in nominal (unadjusted for inflation) U.S. dollars per barrel for benchmark crudes like Arabian Light, posted prices, or U.S. first-purchase/refiners' acquisition costs (which tracked closely with global trends). Spot/intraday prices sometimes spiked higher than monthly or annual averages.
Key Peaks in the 1970s

• The sharpest rise came after the 1979 Iranian Revolution (second oil shock).
  
• Nominal monthly average peaked around $38 per barrel in late 1979 (e.g., December), though intraday/spot prices went higher in some markets.
  
• Annual averages: Around $25–$32 depending on the benchmark (e.g., one source lists ~$31.61 for 1979 average).
  

Key Peaks in the 1980s

• Prices continued climbing into early 1980 amid ongoing instability.
  
• Nominal peak reached approximately $39–$40 per barrel (e.g., ~$39.50 cited in multiple historical accounts for early 1980 highs, or monthly data showing refiners' acquisition costs hitting the upper $30s to low $40s in spots).
  
• Annual average for 1980 was around $36–$37 (e.g., $36.83 or $37.42 in some datasets), with highs in the $39–$40 range before a gradual decline set in later in the decade (leading to the 1980s oil glut).
  

Quick Comparison Table (Nominal U.S. Dollars per Barrel, Approximate Annual Averages/Highs)

• 1973–1974 (first crisis): Jumped to ~$11–$12 average.
  
• 1979: ~$25–$32 average; monthly peak ~$38.
  
• 1980: ~$36–$37 average; high ~$39–$40.
  
• 1981: ~$35–$36 average (still elevated but starting to ease).
  

These 1979–1980 levels were the highest nominal prices of the era (and remained records until the 2000s commodity boom). In inflation-adjusted terms, they were even more extreme—equivalent to well over $100–$150+ today—but your question focuses on the unadjusted (nominal) figures from that time.

[FlyersFan]

And I don”t really think of it as “Iran’s war” either.

  They've been fighting it for 47 years.   Screaming for it.   Demanding it.
Now they've got it.   And we are holding back.   We could crush them in minutes.
But we are trying to keep their country intact but not a threat anymore.
We'll see if that can be done.

[cherokeetroy]

The war isn't about any "imminent nuclear threat" from Iran

That's a lie

It's about controlling the Strait of Hormuz; a strategic chokepoint
In order to gain the upper hand over China in the war for AI Supremacy 

https://x.com/WarMonitor3/status/2034359...42755?s=20



https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/2034313...50432?s=20




https://x.com/aeberman12/status/20341044...46923?s=20

[Oldcarpy2]

 Evidence ... you mean like the miles and miles of footage being shown
on TV of the bombs dropping on launchers?   You mean the massive numbers
of missiles that have been raining down on Israel and the other Gulf nations
that came from launchers?   Comeon .... 

It was already a festering infected mortal wound.   
The band aid just got ripped off.

OK.  Which launchers coul suddenly reach the Continental US?

Imminent threat?

No.

[FlyersFan]

OK.  Which launchers coul suddenly reach the Continental US?
.

Continental US?  None.  Our assets and interests overseas?  All

Imminent threat?   No

Yeah yeah, we've heard for pages and pages, of how you think the nukes should be on the launchers and the countdown initiated, and the nukes actually have to reach continental USA, before anyone does anything about it.    Way to self destruct.    Suicidal.

[RazorV66]

The war isn't about any "imminent nuclear threat" from Iran

That's a lie

It's about controlling the Strait of Hormuz; a strategic chokepoint
In order to gain the upper hand over China in the war for AI Supremacy 

https://x.com/WarMonitor3/status/2034359...42755?s=20
[Image: https://i.imgur.com/GKD0V7K.jpeg]


https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/2034313...50432?s=20
[Image: https://i.imgur.com/Hh8ajqB.jpeg]



https://x.com/aeberman12/status/20341044...46923?s=20

[Image: https://i.imgur.com/9Laa14o.jpeg]

Come on, enough with these random clowns on X and their bullshit, no evidence opinions. 

We have enough of that here.

[CriticalStinker]

Come on, enough with these random clowns on X and their bullshit, no evidence opinions. 

We have enough of that here.

Vs the government who said they obliterated the threat in June. They magically got close to a nuke again after they couldn't do it for 30~ years.

[RazorV66]

Vs the government who said they obliterated the threat in June. They magically got close to a nuke again after they couldn't do it for 30~ years.

Reports have said that they had 60% enriched uranium. 

Not a nuclear physicist but reports have also said that 90% enriched needed for a nuclear weapon would not be far off after 60%.

Obviously they are not going to let them try to get it that high.

If that regime would kill almost 40,000 of its own people that were merely protesting, they would think nothing of setting off a nuke somewhere.