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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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[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago
[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 hour ago

Trump, you still don’t get it. There is no incentive to comply.

I really, REALLY hate this timeline.

[–] El_Scapacabra@lemmy.zip 13 points 11 hours ago

Based on what I know about how Trump operates, I'm fully convinced he is just creating an excuse to launch a nuke at someone, either Iran, Cuba, Venezuela, Mexico, Greenland, any country he can. Because that's the one thing he has just been itching to do his entire presidency. Using the special codes to launch a nuclear bomb to prove to the world and to himself that he really is as powerful as God himself.

I am actually willing to bet that we're eventually going to learn that he has already tried at least once but someone has (until now) managed to block it.

Someone is going to get nuked if Trump is not stopped.

[–] AlexLost@lemmy.world 18 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Again, going after civilian infrastructure targets rather than military ones. And who gets the contract to rebuild this infrastructure? This douche bag is gonna start a world war because him and his friends will get rich building the bombs, using the bombs, and rebuilding the shit they themselves have blown up. Blown up for the sole reason to make a lot of really rich people even richer. We are all so fucked... Humans, man.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 6 hours ago

It's not humans that are the problem, it's specific individuals that are the problem. Basically it's like 12 people.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 9 points 15 hours ago

strength doesn't need threats, pussy.

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 26 points 20 hours ago

This mother fucker is going to get us all killed.

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 19 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

"obliterate", like how he "obliterated" the Iranian's nuclear capabilities last June?

So I should expect they'll be producing at full capacity again in 8 months then? Is that how this works?

[–] 3abas@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

Most of the middle east will be in the dark, energy production and distribution from the gulf will be set back for decades, and this will effect the whole world. Israel and US probably counting on dragging Europe kicking and screaming into this war to stop the complete failure of the US.

Fucking idiots.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 9 points 17 hours ago

very putin-like of him. impotent dictators outclassed by the problems they caused and pretending they have been fighting a war with one hand tied behind their back and unless they are able to give orders to their enemies they will unleash their true power is one of the most pathetic things.

You cant escalate if you are already at war and already committing war crimes.

[–] joan@lemmy.world 33 points 22 hours ago (8 children)

What even was the official objective of this war in the first place

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 13 points 17 hours ago

No joke but to bring about the biblical end times, Trump is just a useful idiot to the folks with money and bad intentions.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 10 points 17 hours ago

our war objective is to do whatever israel tells us to do.

[–] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 20 points 20 hours ago

To facilitate the Greater Israel Project

[–] Lagviper@lemmy.zip 23 points 21 hours ago

They have a concept of an objective

[–] LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz 17 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

Armageddon.
Barring that, eternal warmongering for profit.

[–] orbitz@lemmy.ca 5 points 19 hours ago

Depends on the hour you asked that question, plus some alignments of planets and what crystals are doing, least from anything I can tell. Yet the US is letting him go ahead, huh. So whatever works for the US I guess.

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[–] status_sphere@sh.itjust.works 130 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Nothing says diplomacy like a Twitter ultimatum with a countdown while simultaneously admitting that you are about to commit a war crime.

[–] renhogan@lemmy.ca 56 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yep.

Sad part is labelling things as ‘War crimes’ is meaningless. There’s no accountability in this World anymore.

It’s like “that’s a war crime!”

… “so anyways… what’s for dinner?”

Sad World our ancestors fought and died for all those years ago.

[–] Dimantina@lemmy.world 16 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Well....

So like for probably me and you, it was our grand fathers and great grandfather's that put forth the rules of war in WW1 and WW2.

For Trump it was his dad. He's not even that removed, he was born 3 years before the Geneva convention was ratified. When "War Crimes" actually became a thing...

Purely speculation, but given the fact he has never had respect of law, I think him and his cabal would have been against the idea of creating war crimes in 1949... So for him its just a long line of ignoring inconvenient "woke" bullcrap.

[–] luciferofastora@feddit.org 1 points 1 hour ago

Another reason geriatric grifters shouldn't hold office, but reason has long since been evicted from the halls of the mighty.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 50 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Bombing powerplants is an attack on civilians and therefore a war crime.

Who is going to stop this addle-pated pigman?

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[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 71 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Iran already replied to the threat saying they'd bomb the gulf's desalinators...what now, you fucking idiot? He really has no notion of what he's done and no ability to think beyond threats and escalation...

[–] luciferofastora@feddit.org 1 points 1 hour ago

What should he care about the desalinators? He's not the one going without water.

But maybe Bibi will tell him to cut it out? Unless he's hoping the catastrophe will galvanise his supporters further.

[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 22 points 23 hours ago

The bombings will continue until you like us more than your violent government...seems like a solid plan...

[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 51 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Fascinating to watch the strategist in chief play three-dementia chess...

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[–] Stern@lemmy.world 75 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"Stop making a oil crisis or we'll make it even worse!"

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[–] biscuit@lemdro.id 59 points 1 day ago (83 children)

Thanks for ruining the world, Americans. Holding you all responsible for this.

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[–] probable_possum@leminal.space 73 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Civil Energy infrastructure.

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