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Bofferbrauer2 said:
Cerebralbore101 said:

Aaaaand Trump just casually threatened to invade Cuba. Apparently Cuba is having power outages due to the US messing up Cuba's oil supply somehow.

So that'll be Iran, Venezuela, and Cuba in the same year?

And we're only in March, so this begs the question: Who's next?

Well, going off of location, political stance and alliance, I'd say Nicaragua should be worried.



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SvennoJ said:

Former US presidents have not talked to Trump on Iran, aides say, disputing Trump's claim

President Donald Trump claimed twice today that he had recently spoken to a former US president who praised his actions in Iran, saying: “I wish I did what you did.”

A spokesman for Clinton told CNN that no recent conversations have taken place between Clinton and Trump — about Iran or anything else.  Aides to Bush, Obama and Biden offered similar sentiments on Monday, saying there is no record of any communications with Trump.

When you think about, realistically that former President must have been Bush, as there's no way he had that conversation with a Democrat President. And I still think ifs unlikely Bush would have said that.



SecondWar said:
SvennoJ said:

Former US presidents have not talked to Trump on Iran, aides say, disputing Trump's claim

President Donald Trump claimed twice today that he had recently spoken to a former US president who praised his actions in Iran, saying: “I wish I did what you did.”

A spokesman for Clinton told CNN that no recent conversations have taken place between Clinton and Trump — about Iran or anything else.  Aides to Bush, Obama and Biden offered similar sentiments on Monday, saying there is no record of any communications with Trump.

When you think about, realistically that former President must have been Bush, as there's no way he had that conversation with a Democrat President. And I still think ifs unlikely Bush would have said that.

Trump has lost it, he's just making things up to make himself feel better.

Same thing with the alleged text messages between Withoff and Iran



Jeremy Scahill breaks down a growing dispute between the U.S. and Iran, with both sides telling completely different stories about alleged backchannel messages from Trump envoy Steve Witkoff. After Drop Site reported that Witkoff reached out to Iran and was ignored, a competing narrative quickly surfaced in major media outlets claiming the opposite. Iran’s foreign minister has now publicly denied those claims.


Trump/Israel escalate again

Iran says US, Israel hit its energy production facilities in what would be a first

Iranian state media on Wednesday accused the United States and Israel of attacking parts of Iran’s oil and natural gas production facilities – including the South Pars natural gas field, the world’s largest – in what would mark a significant escalation in the conflict.

Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported the strikes, adding that the extent of the damage was yet to be determined. Alongside South Pars, the agency named Asaluyeh, which has oil and petrochemical facilities.

Meanwhile, Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency, which has links to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said “powerful explosions” had been heard from multiple refineries in Asaluyeh and that “some storage tanks and gas facility areas in different phases” of the refinery had been hit.Staff have been moved to safe locations, Fars said, and rescue teams are working to put out fires.

If confirmed, this would mark the first attacks on Iranian oil and natural gas production facilities in this war. Last week, Israel attacked a number of Iranian fuel depots.



Meaning now other oil and gas fields with US interests are fair game to Iran. Opening the straight of Hormuz won't matter much longer if all the oil fields are taken out...

Attacks on Iran gas fields are a "clear turning point" in this war, expert says

Attacks reportedly by the United States and Israel on Iran’s gas fields could trigger “severe Iranian retaliation” and “send shockwaves through global energy markets,” an expert told CNN Wednesday.


And in other news Pakistan bombed Kabul killing over 400 people in a rehab center

‘Everything was burning, people were burning’: witnesses describe strike on Kabul drug rehab centre

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/17/witness-horrific-scenes-pakistan-air-strike-kabul-drug-rehab-centre

Witnesses and survivors have described the horrific scenes of a Pakistani air raid that hit a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul, killing more than 400 people, who burned in their beds or were crushed by the collapsing building.

Afghan rescue crews were still digging bodies out of the rubble on Tuesday after the strike, the deadliest single attack so far in a three-week war between the two countries.


The death toll in Lebanon is over 900 already with Israel deploying soldiers to take Southern Lebanon up to the Litani river while bombing Beirut. 1 Million people homeless and displaced in Lebanon.


The only one praising Trump's actions is Trump. Well and Netanyahu yet the rumors he's dead are only getting stronger.



crissindahouse said:

Still some people who show character. Too bad that people who resign just open the way for more people who support the shit they are against so that not resigning and trying to do as much as possible against it would be better. 

Let's check on the "left-wing" media and their reaction to Joe Kent:

CNN's Jake Tapper (jewish): "[Kent] blames Israel for the war in Iran, blames Israel for the war in Iraq, blames Israel and its supporters for ISIS– for the war on ISIS in Syria…" "How did somebody like this get a position like this in government, given his anti-Semitic views?!"

https://x.com/infolibnews/status/2034220660537332202



numberwang said:
crissindahouse said:

Still some people who show character. Too bad that people who resign just open the way for more people who support the shit they are against so that not resigning and trying to do as much as possible against it would be better. 

Let's check on the "left-wing" media and their reaction to Joe Kent:

CNN's Jake Tapper (jewish): "[Kent] blames Israel for the war in Iran, blames Israel for the war in Iraq, blames Israel and its supporters for ISIS– for the war on ISIS in Syria…" "How did somebody like this get a position like this in government, given his anti-Semitic views?!"

https://x.com/infolibnews/status/2034220660537332202

Do you really consider CNN left wing these days?  It's owned by republicans it hasn't been left wing in years.



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Well thx a bunch warmongering trump and his supporters the world economy is getting F ck hard



 

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As the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran continues, we look at how the Pentagon is using artificial intelligence in its operations. The system, known as Project Maven, relies on technology by Palantir and also incorporates the AI model Claude built by Anthropic. Israel has used similar AI targeting programs in Iran, as well as in Gaza and Lebanon.

Craig Jones, an expert on modern warfare, says AI technology is helping militaries speed up the “kill chain,” the process of identifying, approving and striking targets. “You’re reducing a massive human workload of tens of thousands of hours into seconds and minutes. You’re reducing workflows, and you’re automating human-made targeting decisions in ways which open up all kinds of problematic legal, ethical and political questions,” says Jones.



SvennoJ said:

Oh great. The Cuba blockade is part of the attack on Venezuela. So basically the USA has done everything except declare war on Cuba. Cute. -_-




Asian markets slide as strikes on energy infrastructure send oil prices surging

Asian stock benchmarks declined on early Thursday as Iran struck major energy facilities in the Middle East, sending oil prices above $110 per barrel.

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index sank 2.7% in early trading, while South Korea’s Kospi lost 2.6%. Hong Kong’s Hang Sang index dropped 1.4%, and Taiwan’s Taiex was down 1.4%.


"He's missed 7 meetings and hasn't appeared anywhere in person for a little while, not at a press conference or such like. There is also someone close to him who was prolific on social media but has been quiet since this all started."


So potentially this war is now run by AI Netanyahu and a demented Trump. The puppet masters are going to have to come out from behind the curtain some time.



As predicted, China going after Taiwan as Trump is going after Cuba and Israel after Lebanon.

China says peaceful reunification will solve Taiwan’s energy crisis amid Iran war

China has said that peaceful reunification would resolve Taiwan’s energy supply concerns caused by the Israeli-US war on Iran.

Chen Binhua, spokesman for Beijing’s Taiwan Affairs Office, said Taiwan would benefit from “energy resources, backed by a strong motherland”.

“The mainland’s abundant power supply is more than sufficient to meet the electricity needs of Taiwan’s companies and can ensure that households across the island are freed from the inconvenience and worries of power shortages and outages during peak seasons,” he said.

Taiwan buys 70 percent of its crude oil and more than 30 percent of its natural gas from the Middle East.


Energy prices spike

Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, hit $115 a barrel this morning after Israeli strikes sparked Iranian retaliation on energy infrastructure across the Middle East, including on Qatar’s critical liquefied natural gas hub Ras Laffan.

US President Donald Trump threatened to “blow up” the world’s largest gas field, a key Iranian asset, if Tehran keeps up its attacks on Qatar. He also said the US “knew nothing” about Israel’s plan to strike the South Pars field, but sources have told CNN that the US was aware of it.

US allies that help Washington to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic waterway currently under blockade by Iranian forces, risk “complicity” in war crimes, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said.


South Korea eyes Russian oil as war roils oil markets

South Korea is considering whether to restart buying oil from Russia.

Seoul stopped importing Russian crude at the end of 2022 following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. It is now openly debating easing sanctions to safeguard its supplies. South Korea imports about 70 percent of its crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz.

The government has been holding a series of emergency meetings. Some measures include a price cap for refiners here – it’s the first time they have introduced such a measure since the Asian financial crisis in 1997. They are also discussing a potential rationing system for cars.



US may ease restrictions on Iranian oil: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

The United States may ease restrictions on Iranian oil already at sea, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Fox Business, as Washington looks to stabilise global supply.

He added that the US could also carry out a unilateral release of oil reserves.

Bessent said earlier this week that Iranian oil tankers have already been leaving the Strait of Hormuz with US awareness, helping supply global markets.


Europe gas prices could rise by more than 30 percent later this year: Report

European gas prices could surge this winter as the Israeli-US war on Iran threatens global supply, Bloomberg Intelligence warns.

Prices may climb to 90 euros per megawatt-hour ($103), up from about 66 euros ($75), as strikes on Qatar’s Ras Laffan complex risk disrupting roughly 20 percent of global LNG flows.

The forecast points to prolonged outages even if tensions ease quickly, tightening supply and increasing competition with Asian buyers. Low storage levels across Europe could add further pressure, raising concerns over affordability and energy security in the months ahead, the report added.


Pentagon seeks more than $200bn in budget request for Iran war: Report

The Washington Post says the US Department of Defense has asked the White House to approve a more than $200bn request to the US Congress to fund the war in Iran, citing a senior administration official.

Multiple other officials the Post interviewed said that the cost of the war so far has exceeded $11bn.

That's $1,200 extra per American tax payer, who pay over $6,000 a year on the US military.