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[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 97 points 2 weeks ago (67 children)

They can just hold the world’s supply of oil, ammonia and helium to ransom. Breaking an Iranian blockade by force would require a WW2-scale effort, with the US, Europe, China and the gulf states fighting alongside each other to take Tehran and impose some kind of regime change all parties find acceptable.

[–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Isnt china and Iran allies and already have agreements for discounted oil trades?

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[–] brownsugga@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

China and Russia would be fighting against the EU and US in that hypothetical wwiii scenario

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[–] fizzle@quokk.au 50 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

Honestly I give the iranian disinformation team 1 of 5 stars, a pathetic job really.

I mean, they don't actually need to have the Epstein files, they can just start sharing stuff that seems plausible.

[–] CPMSP@midwest.social 15 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

They are making Lego memes that are pretty fire though.

[–] fizzle@quokk.au 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Are they though?

It would be pretty easy to eviscerate Trump.

The videos and memes I've seen are a bit vanilla. More about trying to make Iran seem righteous and wholesome than trying to embarrass Trump.

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[–] brotundspiele@sh.itjust.works 44 points 2 weeks ago (12 children)

I honestly don't understand how you Americans still seem to believe that anything in the Epstein files could possibly harm Trump. It was known before the 2016 election, that he was peeping in dressing rooms at Miss Teen contests. Before the 2016 election he bragged about sexually assalting women. Before the 2024 election he was convicted for sexual abuse.

And people did vote for him, not despite of that, but because of it. Because they are misogynistic assholes who adore and envy him for doing stuff like that.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

He raped a 13 year old violently and there's probably video in those epstein files.

[–] brotundspiele@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

And? These allegations were also known since 2016. But that didn't stop anyone from voting for him, twice.

  • His Conspiracy Theorist supporters will call it an AI fake, created by the deep state.
  • For his Christian voters he'll be redeemed if he pays 50 shekels to the girls father and marries her.
  • His nazi supporters might say: "Whell that's not nice. But at least he's getting rid of the immigrants."
  • His sexist supporters will say "Well 13 might be a bit young, but after all it's her fault for wearing such a short skirt. And with these kids nowadays you never know their real age".
  • His MAGA supporters will say "I don't care, he's our saviour. If he deems such things necessary, who am I to question him."
  • The Idiots say "Well he might be an asshole, but Kamala Harris also did some bad things."
  • And his courts say that it's already barred or he's got immunity or he just enacts a new law that makes rape legal if the perpetrator is a politician. He'll have the Congress's support, as soon as the files are released.

Did I forget anyone?

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[–] FatVegan@leminal.space 6 points 2 weeks ago

I think most of these things are why he got elected. He did the things the average american wishes he could do.

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[–] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 35 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Fuck that, trade it for Trump dead or alive

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago

or alive

No no, let's keep it simple.

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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 26 points 2 weeks ago

They already released most of the victims names, they can't really pretend they care about them anymore.

[–] testaccount372920@piefed.zip 25 points 2 weeks ago (11 children)

I've been seing stuff like this a lot lately, but it seems detached from reality to me. How does Iran benefit from the Epstein files?

[–] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 weeks ago

Because Trump is 100% willing to start a war so people stop talking about it. So he'll have to start another war somewhere else...

[–] fizzle@quokk.au 7 points 2 weeks ago

I think the thinking is that if you released the epstein files in their entirety Trump would be impeached.

Or maybe that's not really it. If you wanted to harm the US, then releasing the full unredacted epstein files is probably the easiest way to achieve maximum chaos.

[–] Yeller_king@reddthat.com 7 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

The reasoning would be: You're right. They don't care. But he will never voluntarily release them and it results in maximum embarrassment.

It wouldn't be a sincere negotiating tactic but it works because they don't need to negotiate.

[–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

This. Imagine a condition for terms of surrender is to unredact and release all files. And the Trump administration openly says "no" to that?

That would be a TERRIBLE admission by the administration

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[–] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The idea is that giving the ultimatum, regardless of whether the US obliges or not, would cause massive shift in power. They'd be hoping any changes in leadership would be better aligned with them.

Files released -> Traffickers imprisoned -> New sane leaders sworn in

Files withheld -> Greater discontent -> Elections swing harder left -> Dem majorities force war to end

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[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's a typical American problem centre of the universe and all that.

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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Because the whole world's leaders are in there, including a shit ton of bank execs. Trump will stop bombing before he lets the files get out. It truly is a solid plan.

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[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

why would they want the US regime to change? It's a poor long term strategy, you want the useless idiots to ruin their country, not have them replaced by competent people.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 33 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I think they would prefer people who weren't bombing their country with Israel.

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[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 7 points 2 weeks ago

“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake” - Napoleon Bonaparte

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[–] reddit_sux@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Demanding Epstein files would be a sure shot way to get bombed.

[–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

As if they're not already?

[–] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 weeks ago

The issue with this is that Iran wants to strait open eventually, its a huge financial gain.

[–] Soapbox@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Most of Trumps supporters think all the Trump-Epstien connections are liberal fabrications. Some of them are convinced that Trump was a secret FBI agent working undercover to expose the whole operation.

Hard evidence will never convince the delusional masses who worship him.

MAGAts only wanted the files released so they could be used to attack "them librul pedos"

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