Thats the real threat of AI in my opinion. Companies and countries will try to forgo all responsibility and blame their evils and their mistakes on AI. Sorry pal, you are still at fault if your AI does it. You didn't have human supervision on the machines 

They're definitely closely connected, but personally I wouldn't go as far as to say they're one thing, because they also have their disagreements.

Oh no, better change the thread title ;)

LOL: Calling Trump’s War “Operation Epstein Fury” is Iranian Disinfo, Apparently

Have you jokingly referred to Trump's war with Iran as "Operation Epstein Fury" or speculated that he invaded them to distract from the Epstein files? If so, congratulation idiot, you've unwittingly spread Iranian propaganda! This is the argument made by "experts" in an article published by The Washington Post. We break down this insane article in this video.

"they're essentially arguing in this article that if you tie Donald Trump's war effort to Jeffrey Epstein in any way, shape, or form, even if you call it Operation Epstein Fury, congratulations. You are doing the bidding of the Iranian government. you are part of a Iran inspired propaganda network and wait for it, you're also anti-Semitic."

Bozos the Clown must be going after more fat guvmint contracts. Apparently paying Melania $30m to distribute Maid in Macalanang, I mean, Mat-a-Lago, wasn’t enough.

Who is Trump hurting the most: Which countries have seen the highest petrol prices since the Iran war

At least 85 countries have reported increases in petrol prices since the attacks on Iran by the US and Israel began on February 28.

In the US, a gallon of regular petrol that averaged $2.94 in February now costs $3.58, marking a 20 percent increase, according to data from AAA Fuel Prices, a retail fuel price tracker from the American Automobile Association (AAA). While each US state sets its own petrol prices, several states have surpassed $4 per gallon, with California exceeding $5 per gallon, the highest level it has been in more than two years.

According to data analysed from Global Petrol Prices, a data platform that tracks and publishes retail energy prices across approximately 150 countries, at least 85 countries have reported increases in petrol prices following the initial attacks on Iran by the US and Israel on February 28. Some nations announce price changes only at the end of each month, so higher prices are expected for many others in April.

Vietnam recorded the highest petrol price increase of nearly 50 percent, rising from $0.75 per litre of 95-octane on February 23 to $1.13 on March 9. Laos follows with a 33 percent increase, then Cambodia at 19 percent, Australia at 18 percent, and the US at 17 percent.

Asian countries pay the biggest price

Asia is disproportionately dependent on the Strait of Hormuz for the delivery of its oil and gas, which has been effectively closed since the start of the war. The strait joins the Gulf – also referred to as the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Gulf – to the Gulf of Oman and is the only passage for the region’s oil producers to the open ocean.

Japan and South Korea are among the most vulnerable, importing 95 percent and 70 percent of their oil from the Gulf, respectively. Both East Asian nations have enacted emergency measures to stabilise their energy markets. On March 8, Japan instructed its oil reserve sites to prepare for a potential release of strategic reserves. The next day, South Korea introduced a maximum price cap on petrol and diesel for the first time in 30 years.

In South Asia, the impact of the war is more severe than in East Asia because countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh have much thinner financial buffers and smaller strategic reserves.In an attempt to conserve energy, Bangladesh ‘s government has ordered all public and private universities to close immediately. In Pakistan, government offices will now operate a four-day workweek, while schools have closed, and a 50 percent work-from-home policy has been enacted to save fuel.

In Europe, the Group of Seven finance ministers convened an emergency meeting to discuss rising prices, with French President Emmanuel Macron raising the possibility of releasing 20-30 percent of emergency strategic reserves to ease the pressure on consumers.

FULL PRESSER: Germany to Release Oil Reserves After IEA Urgent Request to Calm Energy Markets

Germany will release oil from its strategic reserves after the International Energy Agency requested member states to help stabilize global markets amid Middle East tensions. Economy Minister Katherina Reiche said Germany’s energy supply remains secure but warned of price volatility. The move is part of a coordinated release of up to 400 million barrels to calm markets and reduce speculation.

[That should be good for 20 days, 20 million barrels of oil through the Straight of Hormuz before Trump attacked Iran]

Oil prices and food prices move in lockstep, with energy prices affecting every stage of the food supply chain, from the fertilisers used in the fields to the trucks that carry food from field to supermarket shelf. Rising oil prices also directly affect shipping and the cost of transport.

Fears of stagflation – increasing inflation and rising unemployment, which major oil shocks have historically summoned – are rising. Economists point to the crises of 1973, 1978 and 2008 as evidence that every significant spike in oil prices has been followed, in some form, by global recession.

In lower-income countries, where populations spend a far greater share of their income on food and import large quantities of grain and fertiliser, rising oil prices could rapidly translate into food shortages.

Farmer Exposes Catastrophic Impact of Trump’s Iran War on Global Agriculture

Farmer Kowalski (aka @PrairieFireNeb) joins the show to talk about a lesser discussed consequence of Trump’s illegal war with Iran: the near-inevitable surge in grocery prices. Additionally, Kowalski explains how devastating Tehran’s black rain will be on Iran’s agriculture for years to come.

Approximately 25% to 35% of the world's traded fertilizer, particularly nitrogen-based urea and ammonia, passes through the Strait of Hormuz. This critical, narrow waterway serves as the main export route for major producers like Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the UAE, impacting global agricultural supplies.

Iran STRIKES India-Bound Ship In Hormuz; Crew Missing After Desperate Jump Into Sea

A Thai cargo vessel, Mayuree Naree, was struck by a projectile while passing through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, sparking a fire and forcing crew members to abandon ship. The vessel had departed Khalifa Port and was heading toward Kandla Port when the attack occurred. According to the Royal Thai Navy, twenty crew members were rescued after jumping into the sea as flames engulfed the vessel, while three sailors remain missing. The incident comes amid escalating tensions between Iran and the United States, raising fears that the conflict could disrupt one of the world’s most critical maritime energy corridors.

Could? Traffic is all but at a standstill through the Straight of Hormuz

Three commercial ships hit by projectiles near Strait of Hormuz: UKMTO

Three commercial ships have been hit by unidentified projectiles near the Strait of Hormuz, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations Centre (UKMTO), which monitors activity in the waterway. The strait is a key international shipping route for oil and gas. Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced the route was closed to transit shortly after the war began.

"No Stupid Rules of Engagement": Ahead of Iran War, DoD Halted Efforts to Limit Civilian Deaths

Iranian authorities say the U.S. and Israel killed more than 1,300 civilians, striking over 10,000 civilian sites during the first 12 days of the war. This comes as Israel escalates attacks on Lebanon, killing at least 570 since the war began and displacing nearly 800,000 people. As President Trump dodges questions on how long the war will continue, reporting by Akbar Shahid Ahmed, senior diplomatic correspondent for HuffPost, has revealed that "a lot of the experts on international law, the laws of war, international humanitarian law have quietly been leaving the Trump administration."

I don't agree with this. That implies the US is calling the shots when it's clearly the other way around. The US president has basically committed political suicide before crucial mid term elections that will determine Trump's ability to implement his agenda during the second half of his term. If he was calling the shots, even if he wanted to attack Iran, Trump would have waited until after the mid term elections.

Secondly "gone insane" implies they were sane in the first place. Israel has been doing what its always done. It is just that, with the advent of social media, they can't successfully hide their actions from the general public anymore. During the height of their current genocide in Gaza, I saw numerous atrocities they committed via independent media. The vast majority of which were never covered by mainstream media. In the rare event they were mentioned, the event would be greatly sanitized. The most egregious example of the latter was murder of five year old Hind Rajab and her family. I saw a news caster literally the following "a stray bullet found it's way into the van...". WTF. Did the bullet just get up on it's own and decide murder a little girl? Or did the nearby Israeli tank fire it and another 354 rounds into the van and blow up the two ambulances that came to rescue her.

Side note: I couldn't find a youtube video but I did find a clip showing what I reference in Hind Rajab's murder https://www.instagram.com/reel/C14t1qLLhT6/

Day 12 of Operation Epic Fury

According to Donald Trump: Iran's navy destroyed, Iran's air force destroyed, Iran's missiles destroyed.

According to reality:
Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz anyways. Oil prices going to the moon. Tankers are parked like it's a Costco parking lot on Black Friday. That's a very productive navy for one that supposedly doesn't exist.

Latest developments in operation Epstein Clusterfuck:

Oil targets: The head of Iraq’s ports company said that 38 crew members of two foreign oil tankers were rescued after an Iranian attack set them ablaze in Iraq’s territorial waters. Separately, a video geolocated by CNN appeared to show an Iranian drone hitting a fuel tank in an Omani port.

Attacks near strait: Three vessels were hit by projectiles near the Strait of Hormuz, according to the UK’s maritime agency. The waterway is an energy transit route carrying roughly one-fifth of global crude oil shipments. US President Donald Trump vows to protect oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran warns the world should be ready for oil ⁠at $200 a barrel. The International Energy Agency has agreed to release the largest volume of emergency oil reserves in its history, saying it will make 400 million barrels of oil available.

Speech in Kentucky: US President Donald Trump told supporters at a rally Wednesday that “we won” the war with Iran, without offering any evidence. He also touted an international agreement to release stockpiled oil reserves.

Iran's conditions: Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian outlines three conditions to end the war: recognition of Tehran’s legitimate rights, payment of reparations and firm international guarantees against future aggression.

School bombing: The US military accidentally struck an Iranian elementary school on February 28 likely due to outdated information about a nearby naval base, according to two sources.

Israel Lebanon: Iran and Hezbollah launch coordinated waves of attacks on Israel as the Israeli military continues large-scale attacks on the Lebanese capital, Beirut. An Israeli strike has killed six people on Beirut’s Ramlet al-Baida seafront. Many displaced people have been sheltering on Beirut’s waterfront, as Israeli attacks across Lebanon have forced at least 760,000 people to flee their homes in recent days.The latest attacks come after Lebanese health officials said the death toll from Israeli attacks since February 28 has risen to 634.

Cyber warfare: Iran-linked hackers hit medical giant Stryker in retaliatory cyberattack. A major cyberattack has crippled the global networks of Stryker, one of the world’s largest medical device companies, with an Iran-linked hacking group claiming responsibility and warning it marks “the beginning of a new chapter in cyber warfare”.

UNSC: The United Nations Security Council adopts a resolution condemning Iran’s attacks on Gulf countries and Jordan.
https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/whatsinblue/2026/03/the-middle-east-crisis-votes-on-two-draft-resolutions.php
https://www.dawn.com/news/1981123

The resolution at UNSC, drafted on behalf of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), set a record with 135 co-sponsors — surpassing the previous high of 134 for Resolution 2177 (2014) on Ebola. The Bahrain-led resolution was adopted with 13 votes in favour; China and Russia abstained.

The UN is dead, no condemnation of the school bombing or other civilian targets in Iran, no draft resolution condemning US/Israeli war of aggression on Iran.

US vetoes Russia’s resolution

Russia also presented a draft resolution on the military escalation in the Middle East at the meeting, but it was vetoed by the US. The resolution urged all parties to immediately stop their military activities and refrain from further escalation, making de-escalation the central demand of the failed move. It also condemned attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure, stressed respect for international law, and encouraged a return to negotiations through political and diplomatic means.

The resolution received four votes in favour — from Russia, China, Somalia, and Pakistan — while the United States and Latvia voted against it. Nine members abstained from voting, including the United Kingdom, France, Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, Greece, Liberia, and Panama.

False flag coming? Or just scaremongering to raise support for Trump's failing illegal war of aggression.

Trump: Government probing unverified claim of possible Iran revenge plot on California

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the government is investigating an unverified claim of a possible Iran revenge plot involving drones targeting California from a boat offshore. Pressed on if he has been briefed on the potential number of Iranian sleeper cells located with the United States, the president told reporters, “I have been.” 

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-03-10/irans-threat-on-u-s-soil-sleeper-cells-lone-wolves-cyberattacks

Iran is busy in the ME, no need to attack California. Closing the Straight of Hormuz is the much more efficient way to hurt the US. Attacking civilians in California would only be counter productive, hence it will most likely be a false flag operation if it happens.

Iran abandons reciprocal approach as Trump jokes about striking Iranian ship

In a major development, Iran has decided to launch a new phase in the ongoing conflict involving the US as it targeted Tel Aviv and other Arab countries. It also claimed to target several oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and the Iraqi waters. Meanwhile, Trump has quoted his military generals as saying that it was a lot of fun striking Iranian ships. Rifat Jawaid analyses the day's developments as he questions Trump's loose talk on a human tragedy.

Iran Breaks Through Israel's Iron Dome With New Hypersonic Cluster Missiles

Iran’s hypersonic and cluster-armed missiles just pushed Israel’s air defenses to the limit. In Wave 37 of Operation True Promise Four, Iran launched its longest and heaviest barrage yet: three straight hours of fire using Fattah hypersonics, Khorramshahr heavy missiles, and cluster warheads that Israeli defenses say have been used in roughly half of Iran’s ballistic attacks since February 28.

• How Wave 37 changed the war with three hours of sustained missile fire
• Why Fattah hypersonic missiles and cluster warheads are creating new problems for Iron Dome, Arrow, and David’s Sling
• What the IDF admitted about Iran’s missile adaptation and why the threat is getting harder, not easier, to stop
• How strikes on radars, communications, and satellite relay sites are setting up heavier follow-on attacks
• Why schools stayed closed and Israeli officials warned that “more difficult days” are ahead