Trump says he bombed Iran

[andy06shake]

Who gives a shit about Helium? The world is about to have a reckoning.

Helium might seem boring or niche mate.

But it's critical for a lot of serious stuff we would not want to be without.

For instance its used to cool the magnets in MRI machines.

And it's essential where the production of semiconductors in concenred. 

We need Helium...

Components are expensive enouth already.

[Kwaka]

And you must have missed how the Ukraine just hit there Baltic ports where the process the oil from their shadow fleets offsetting any benefits Russia would have from the situation.

With the way things are, Australia was getting some of that oil from Russia. We are up to 1000 petrol stations empty nation wide, up from about 500 a day or two ago.

 

we still hold the mutual assured destruction cards and I don't mind reducing this planet to cinders if that what needs to be done

Start with yourself if that will solve all your problems. You really do sound unhinged 

 

China's technology in the field has failed every single time it was used, what a joke.

There positioning system is not getting jammed like GPS is.

[SteamyAmerican]

Look I’m not knocking Helium per se. However oil is the lifeblood of the modern world.

And Helium ain’t getting shipped without it.

A couple other sides. While I agree in theory with some to a degree that have gone on and on about needing to set Iran square in terms of Human/Women’s Rights. I’m not sure the U.S. is in any place to do so. We have our own house to get in order. And if we are going that route, Israel hasn’t prosecuted a single police officer/IDF soldier this decade. For anything. And the guards that SA’s the prisoners? Yeah let off and national heroes.

Besides. Holding the whole world hostage while we dictate how a single sovereign country, no matter how nuts, should be ran or behave is asinine at best.

Another side here is when Yemen enters the fray in a couple weeks and strangles the Red Sea, things will get even hotter.

As far as Russia and China’s military hardware, they have skin in this game and it’s not necessarily kinetic. They aren’t gonna sit by while the U.S. and Israel have a go yet again in the ME. Certainly not with a close trading partner. In addition if Israel thinks they are safe to hold southern Lebanon, they are sitting ducks in positions that Iran just might defend with missiles for Hezbollah. So there’s that too.

And this ain’t Venezuela where we go in with our sonic Dune weapons either.

I just don’t see this playing out well, and certainly not before the year is out for anyone.

Call me a peacenik. But I don’t approve of $ we don’t have to go bomb more brown people in a country we have no business being in. Yet again.

That’s the long and short of it.

[Kwaka]

At 28 minutes, an Australian Ambassador to Iran talks about his experiences there. It is a Democratic Republic with representatives from all the different religious groups in the area.

Killing the leader of Iran on Day 1 also killed the main thing that was stopping Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

[putnam6]

Look I’m not knocking Helium per se. However oil is the lifeblood of the modern world.

And Helium ain’t getting shipped without it.

A couple other sides. While I agree in theory with some to a degree that have gone on and on about needing to set Iran square in terms of Human/Women’s Rights. I’m not sure the U.S. is in any place to do so. We have our own house to get in order. And if we are going that route, Israel hasn’t prosecuted a single police officer/IDF soldier this decade. For anything. And the guards that SA’s the prisoners? Yeah let off and national heroes.

Besides. Holding the whole world hostage while we dictate how a single sovereign country, no matter how nuts, should be ran or behave is asinine at best.

Another side here is when Yemen enters the fray in a couple weeks and strangles the Red Sea, things will get even hotter.

As far as Russia and China’s military hardware, they have skin in this game and it’s not necessarily kinetic. They aren’t gonna sit by while the U.S. and Israel have a go yet again in the ME. Certainly not with a close trading partner. In addition if Israel thinks they are safe to hold southern Lebanon, they are sitting ducks in positions that Iran just might defend with missiles for Hezbollah. So there’s that too.

And this ain’t Venezuela where we go in with our sonic Dune weapons either.

I just don’t see this playing out well, and certainly not before the year is out for anyone.

Call me a peacenik. But I don’t approve of $ we don’t have to go bomb more brown people in a country we have no business being in. Yet again.

That’s the long and short of it.

The world isn't that simple ... The US took the hit in 79 Iran, multiple admins kicked the can down the road, one paid them over a billion in cash, so Iran's funds

Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and other militias in the region. Builds a missile and drone arsenal while it murders women and dissidents by the thousands

thats the long and short of it.

[quintessentone]

Gas shortages fixes? Well that, I thought, Russia was to be the source, but now that Ukraine bombed it's Baltic port, well that was a big blow and I suspect there will be many more to come.

"Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia's Baltic ports have halted approximately 40% of the country's crude oil export capacity, disrupting critical infrastructure at Primorsk and Ust-Luga.  These attacks, which occurred on March 23 and March 25, 2026, have forced Russia to suspend loadings at its two largest western export hubs, which together manage roughly 60% of Russia's maritime oil flow. "

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/...trike.html

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How some countries are compensating for the fertilizer shortages where they can. Fertilizer requires three components, which are potash, nitrogen (urea) and phosphates.

"Governments and nations are rushing to secure fertilizer supplies following the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz, which has disrupted the flow of natural gas and key ingredients needed for nitrogen-based fertilizers. 

• United States: The Trump administration lifted sanctions on Venezuelan fertilizers and waived shipping laws to allow foreign-flagged vessels to transport goods between U.S. ports, while also discussing access to Moroccan supplies. 
  
• India: As the world's largest urea buyer, India is scrambling to secure cargoes from China and has approved new fertilizer types to shift away from conventional gas-dependent alternatives after domestic production plants shut due to gas shortages. 
  
• Brazil: The country is ramping up purchases from Morocco and Gulf nations while exploring a joint energy and fertilizer project with Bolivia and recently sanctioned a law to reduce taxes on chemical inputs. 
  
• European Union: While facing a double crisis of blocked Gulf shipments and dependence on Russian supplies, the EU is considering temporary tariff suspensions to import from North Africa and the U.S., though Eastern European nations remain heavily reliant on Russian imports.
  
• Other Nations: Greece and France have expanded financial support for farmers, Ghana launched a free fertilizer program, and Colombia is seeking access to Venezuelan stock and a key production plant. 
  

China is uniquely positioned to benefit from the crisis, leveraging its status as the world's biggest urea producer with tight state control to shield its domestic farm system while limiting exports.  Meanwhile, Egypt faces challenges as it transitions from an exporter to a net importer of gas, forcing its major fertilizer producers to halt operations due to feedstock shortages and heatwaves." (LLM)

https://financialpost.com/commodities/ag...ood-crisis

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"Morocco aims to increase production to 20.2 million tonnes of phosphorus fertilizer by 2026, up from approximately 12 million tonnes, to meet growing global demand. "

https://theconversation.com/morocco-a-to...ply-180797

[SteamyAmerican]

The world isn't that simple ... The US took the hit in 79 Iran, multiple admins kicked the can down the road, one paid them over a billion in cash, so Iran's funds

Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and other militias in the region. Builds a missile and drone arsenal while it murders women and dissidents by the thousands

thats the long and short of it.

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Nice use of Hopper in True Romance. great scene.

Yet I don’t see this staying a U.S./Israel vs. Iran/proxies issue for too long.

Also. It’s half a century on. Things aren’t so simple. You’re right about that.

[putnam6]

[Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FUVqUZgDos]

At 28 minutes, an Australian Ambassador to Iran talks about his experiences there. It is a Democratic Republic with representatives from all the different religious groups in the area.

Killing the leader of Iran on Day 1 also killed the main thing that was stopping Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

Ooops!

You mean the same dickhead who thinks your Mom, your wife , your sister and daughter are subhumans only on earth to serve men, THAT main thing?

The main thing that financed Hamas and helped with 10/7, which was contemporaneously at least a partial cause to all the chaos in the region.

Without 10/7 the deekwad main thing is still alive.

[SomeStupidName]

With the way things are, Australia was getting some of that oil from Russia. We are up to 1000 petrol stations empty nation wide, up from about 500 a day or two ago.

 

Start with yourself if that will solve all your problems. You really do sound unhinged 

 

There positioning system is not getting jammed like GPS is.

Unhinged is allowing Iran to continue doing what they do. You might want to live under sharia law but I would rather destroy the planet then live like that.

I guess you and your new friends China can fix world, good luck don't come begging to us when they fail to live up to your expectations.

[SomeStupidName]

Look I’m not knocking Helium per se. However oil is the lifeblood of the modern world.

And Helium ain’t getting shipped without it.

A couple other sides. While I agree in theory with some to a degree that have gone on and on about needing to set Iran square in terms of Human/Women’s Rights. I’m not sure the U.S. is in any place to do so. We have our own house to get in order. And if we are going that route, Israel hasn’t prosecuted a single police officer/IDF soldier this decade. For anything. And the guards that SA’s the prisoners? Yeah let off and national heroes.

Besides. Holding the whole world hostage while we dictate how a single sovereign country, no matter how nuts, should be ran or behave is asinine at best.

Another side here is when Yemen enters the fray in a couple weeks and strangles the Red Sea, things will get even hotter.

As far as Russia and China’s military hardware, they have skin in this game and it’s not necessarily kinetic. They aren’t gonna sit by while the U.S. and Israel have a go yet again in the ME. Certainly not with a close trading partner. In addition if Israel thinks they are safe to hold southern Lebanon, they are sitting ducks in positions that Iran just might defend with missiles for Hezbollah. So there’s that too.

And this ain’t Venezuela where we go in with our sonic Dune weapons either.

I just don’t see this playing out well, and certainly not before the year is out for anyone.

Call me a peacenik. But I don’t approve of $ we don’t have to go bomb more brown people in a country we have no business being in. Yet again.

That’s the long and short of it.

We are not holding the world hostage we are running the world because they can't do it for themselves. So when we step in it's from the perspective of America first and everyone else second. Don't like the arrangement don't let it get to a point where we have to step in .