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Looking through that Donald Trump post, I wonder if he has let the cat out of the bag about who is controlling who. In it he states, “In which instance the United States of America, with or without the help or CONSENT of Israel, will massively blow up the entirety of the South Pars Gas Field.” So Qatar. So much for gifting him a 747.

Witkoff, and to a greater extent Kushner, have persuaded Trump to do what Israel has long wanted, and they will do whatever they can to keep this war going until Iran is ground to dust like Gaza. Trump keeps going on about how this won’t affect the US, because they are self sufficient in oil and gas. He is too ignorant or stupid to see that a global recession will hit the US as hard as everyone else.

If as he has threatened, to totally flatten the South Pars gas field that he already permitted Israel to attack, the Iranians will set the whole Middle East oil refineries on fire. They had already warned him, but he still let Israel go ahead and attack. He can’t say he wasn’t warned.

The BBC is as leftist and woke as any organisation you could find in the UK. Riddled with LBGTQ++ alphabet as they come. And they did wrong. But where the hell does Trump come up with his figure of 20 billion? The guy is a grifter.

I recall the pre - EU blue one, with a thicker cardboard cover, used to have a much nicer, more flowery and colourful design and wording on the inner front page, covering the lines of allowing the bearer to pass freely and without hindrance. My current blue Queen Elizabeth one looks a bit drab compared to that one, and even the pages look more boring than my last red one. In that, the pages had designs of birds and animals of the UK. Cost savings to pay for more security printing I suppose.

Trump hasn't done Reform any favours. Many voters will look at the US under Trump and say "No thanks." IMHO I think he will ruin the NHS.

How can the US be winning? Iran is shipping more oil through the strait than before the war. Not only that, it is all being traded in Yuan, which is gaining strength against the USD. This is another nail in the petrodollar which has kept the US so rich for years.

I don't think the Iranians will attack any Israeli nuclear facilities for fear of nuclear retribution. But a cornered animal can do unexpected things if its survival is at risk. That type of, "If I am going down, I will take you with me attitude." The same could be said for Iran's oil fields. "If we can't have them, neither will you. We will bomb and burn the whole lot." The Israelis couldn't care less if Iran is turned to dust, but if Trump does all this and can't get the oil it is a waste of time. Cuba's oil is only small potatoes compared to Iran's.

Yes. Cuba has oil. He wants it. Plus he likely has visions of Trump Hotels and Golf courses everywhere.

I’m surprised that eco moron Milligan’s would want to send a ship and burn polluting diesel all the way to the Gulf. But it’s OK. China will surely step in and save the day now that Trump has threatened to call off his summit with Xi Jimping if they don’t help him.

That's why Cuba is next on the list: Yes, Cuba has several oil fields, primarily offshore, with three producing oil fields located within 5 km of its north coast. Estimates suggest that Cuba's total oil reserves could be as high as 20 billion barrels, mostly in offshore deposits.

The problem is how many US soldiers the Iranians will take down with them? Even if they lose. None of Trump's offspring will be enlisting, and he really doesn't give a flying <deleted> about anyone else.

But the Iranians have said that any attacks on their oil facilities will result in them attacking the oil facilities of any GCC providing assistance to the US. There is going to be a whole mess of pollution to clean up. Trump's construction company owning cronies must be rubbing their hands with glee.

Wouldn't it be better to return them to their natural home? Introducing a non native species can have unintended consequences. Unless of course some natural homing instinct will make them head home themselves.

Trump only has immunity himself for acts carried out under certain conditions as President. His family, friends and cronies will have to rely on him handing out pardons. He will have his work cut out trying to identify and issue pardons for each and every supposed grift. The latest possibly being the 70 billion fees to cover the TikTok sale to said cronies. Of course if his mental acuity deteriorates further, they might all be left in the lurch.

All those ships are not really needed. The Iranians have said they will let any ship through that trades oil in Yuan instead of USD.

Are bone spurs a genetic defect?

Maybe clicked on a malware link.

That man has no sole.

Well he has surrounded himself with those likely to be swayed by Israel: Witkoff, Kushner, Lutnick, Loomer, Miller, and Gruenbaum. Of course, the Israelis could have all the dirt on Trump. Just to keep him in line.

I wonder more about why they never completely clear the vines and trees that tangle the electric cables and cause many of those outages. They cut the vines and tree branches, but never clear them, leaving a perfect route for them to climb up again. Nowadays, most of our blackouts are 8 hour ones, caused by maintenance. Much more frequent are the three or four hour brownouts.

It’s not just oil that ships through those straits. Also LPG, fertiliser for food production, smelted products, food and other commercial goods to name a few. Some of which will create shortages and thereby price increases. Not forgetting that once shut down, some of the refineries and smelters will take some time to restart.

Trump will want this to end quickly now that the GCC are talking about invoking Force Majeure and pulling investment from the US.

Not surprised a convicted felon would resort to blackmail. 😄

The start of the US trying to empire build. Countries with oil, and those of South America, better start arming themselves or obtain nuclear weapons.