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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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[–] First_Thunder@lemmy.zip 44 points 1 day ago (1 children)
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[–] Greyghoster@aussie.zone 4 points 1 day 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.

[–] gon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)
>start war against country controlling 20% of oil
>20% of oil is jeopardised
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[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

We obliterate nuclear enrichment sites so hard they come back online mere weeks later. No one obliterates like us.

[–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 day ago

Give up your only leverage while we horsefuck you or else we will horse fuck you! Brilliant! /s

[–] nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 21 hours ago

do it pussy

[–] IAmYouButYouDontKnowYet@reddthat.com 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Who would have though Iran would save America!?

[–] rwrwefwef@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago (9 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.

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[–] obinice@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (5 children)

The US seems to want us to be extremely focused on one small part of their war - the Strait of Hormuz. It's all they ever harp on about.

What's the situation across the rest of the theatre? How close is the US to accomplishing it's primary war goals?

Why do they suspiciously want us to ignore everything else and focus on this one international shipping transit lane?

[–] protist@retrofed.com 35 points 1 day ago (2 children)

US here. Uh...can you share what those war objectives are? We have not been told

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[–] qaz@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I think it's quite simple, the blockade is causing oil prices to spike which is seemingly the only thing the public in the US actually considers a problem about the whole war. Opening the strait would stop that and would allow them the continue without getting absolutely destroyed in the midterms.

[–] rwrwefwef@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago

Problem is, to defend their side of the strait, the US has to redeploy their defenses from places like Korea, Taiwan and Ukraine, which weakens their global position in these regions.

But yes, the US public couldn't care less as long as it doesn't affect them.

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[–] CosmoNova@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Guess I‘ll hold off watching news and quietly enjoy the little pre WW3 peace time I have.

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