Trump says he bombed Iran

[putnam6]

The Kobeissi Letter
@KobeissiLetter
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BREAKING: Iran's President Pezeshkian says Iran is ready to end the war with the US but wants guarantees.

US stocks are surging on the news.
Imtiaz Mahmood
@ImtiazMadmood
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Here’s a clear explanation of why Trump attacked Iran, and why I think the war will end soon.

The war isn't about nuclear weapons. It's not about helping the Iranian people. It’s not about doing Israel’s bidding. And it's not about Iran being a threat to the U.S.

It's about China.

China imports 45-57% of its oil through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has the capacity to shut it down.

A U.S.-aligned Iran means an Iran that would choke off that strait if there's ever a real power struggle between Washington and Beijing.

And there already is one.

The U.S. and China have been locked in a tariff war for over a year now.

Also remember when China threatened export controls on rare earths, encompassing any company anywhere in the world that uses Chinese rare earths?

Yes, China essentially said that any company that uses their rare earths (China refines 85-90% of the world’s supply) must seek their permission before exporting their products.

This means if a German manufacturer uses rare earths fro China to create chips for American companies, China can block the export of these chips.

That’s how much leverage China has over the U.S., and that’s dangerous, especially if China finally decides to reunify with Taiwan.

So controlling the Strait of Hormuz becomes critical for the U.S.

It's the same reason Trump wants China out of the Panama Canal. The same reason Venezuela matters.

The same reason he's eyeing Greenland, where shipping routes to China pass through melting Arctic ice.

Energy is everything now. The AI arms race is the most important strategic competition on the planet.

Limiting China's access to energy is how the U.S. wins that race, and anyone who believes in freedom and democracy should want America to win.

China is investing heavily in domestic energy, building nuclear reactors, solar farms, wind power. They're leapfrogging the rest of the world.

But they still import the majority of their oil. And a significant chunk of it comes through the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran was reportedly nearing a deal for supersonic anti-ship cruise missiles from China, which would make it easier for Iran to threaten shipping in the Strait and strike U.S. naval vessels.

That accelerated the timeline.

Trump's comment today about doing in Iran what he did in Venezuela makes perfect sense in this context. He wants influence over who comes next.

A regime that's workable for Washington.

If he succeeds, this would be a massive strategic win for the U.S. and for Trump.

- Mario Nawfal
@MarioNawfal

[PorkChop96]

Would there be bone spurs on the ground?

Probably just dairy products   

[RazorV66]

We've only  been in Trump's SMO for one month and gas prices have risen by 25%

Funny but its still lower than Biden's prices.

$3.79/gallon here where I am.

[RazorV66]

France has surrendered..


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France surrendered?

Big fucking surprise.

[andy06shake]

Probably just dairy products   

Pasteurised dairy products if it's Scotland... 

God darn hyperopia... 

[putnam6]

$3.59 premium
$3.29 regular

That's manageable as hell for us...

Michael P Pregent
@MPPregent
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U.S. and Israeli operations are now converging on the key areas the regime must hold.

This is not collapse yet. But the pattern is getting more dangerous for Tehran: U.S.-Israeli operations are hitting the regime’s political center of gravity in Greater Tehran, its ideological-security axis around Qom-Fordow, its military-industrial core in Isfahan-Natanz, and additional population centers such as Tabriz and Shiraz.

At the same time, the regime is acting like a government worried about what happens after the bombing as much as the bombing itself. Tehran is escalating arrests, executions, checkpoint control, and wartime legal threats to deter unrest before it starts.

The five hold areas I am watching most closely:

Greater Tehran-Karaj — leadership continuity, internal security, and national command.

Qom-Fordow — clerical legitimacy and strategic deterrent credibility.

Isfahan-Natanz — missile, nuclear, and industrial regeneration capacity.

Tabriz — key Azeri urban center under direct strike exposure.

Shiraz — widening proof that major regions are no longer insulated.

#Iran #IRGC #RegimeStability #StrategicWarning #MiddleEast

[Oldcarpy2]

France surrendered?

Big fucking surprise.

Surrendered to whom?

They just told you to fuck right off.

[RazorV66]

Trump is off his tits and can just fuck off.

He sounds like a toddler throwing his toys out of his pram.

Kind of like you are off your tits?

I would say not as bad as you.

[RazorV66]

Surrendered to whom?

They just told you to fuck right off.

Like we really give a fuck about France. 

We care less about them than we do the UK.

[SomeStupidName]

Collectively, the population of the countries I listed adds up to 1.4 billion souls. Mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, cousins, friends, lovers, spouses. Babies at the breast, infants, preschoolers, schoolkids, teenagers. Elderly folk who have done no harm to anyone in their lives. Every 'population unit' a breathing, hurting human being with their own hopes, fears and troubles, each trying to make their way in the world and do their best for their loved ones, while America pursues its selfish interests at the expense of their economies, their security, their lives.

Think about that. Contemplate your own sorry lack of humanity as well as your country’s.

Instead of rebutting my point as you thought you were doing, you have confirmed it.

Collectively they have done nothing to help the fight against bad guys so their inaction has caused their own suffering. When terrorist hide behind babies that doesn't mean you stop going after terrorist that just emboldens the terrorist, you kill both and honor the innocent victim.