With the conflict now in its 12th day, Iran's Revolutionary Guard vowed to target 'economic centers and banks' that it deems linked to US and Israeli interests.

Iran said on Wednesday, March 11, it was ready for a long war of attrition that would "destroy" the world economy, after firing on two commercial ships and threatening any vessels from the United States or its allies.

As Tehran tightened its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, a vital sea passage for the global oil trade, Donald Trump said the war would end "soon" as there was little left for US forces to target in Iran. Oil prices have surged since February 28, when the United States and Israel attacked Iran, killed its supreme leader and plunged the Middle East into war.

The Strait of Hormuz accounts for a fifth of the world's oil supplies, and a mix of Iranian missile strikes and drone barrages has brought shipping through the passage almost to a halt. In an attempt to manage price jumps, the International Energy Agency said its member countries would unlock 400 million barrels of oil from their reserves – the biggest such release ever.

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[–] 6 points 8 months ago

Seems like maybe we should have negotiated with the people that sat down to negotiate with us rather than killing their leader in the most ball-less surprise attack in recent memory.

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  • [–] 10 points 8 months ago

    It's almost like there's reasons why we negotiate instead of just bombing people into oblivion. Can't wait to see how the US spins this one with flat out lies with how good we are.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    Yeah, except that competitive-nihilists, like mass-shooters .. & possibly Netanyahu .. are playing a different-category-of-game:

    IF the US ditches Netanyahu's "Israel" to the war with Iran, Netanyahu may nuke Iran, figuring that at-least he gets to murder many, & the minute regional-retaliation looks to be launching, then just nuke ALL Muslim countries, & he'd "win", then.

    Competitive-nihilists are FAR more dangerous than competitive-narcissists.

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  • [–] -1 points 8 months ago

    And yet, when you price gas in Monero, prices are down 28.2% since May of last year.

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    [–] 29 points 8 months ago

    Lord. It's their only strategic choice, of course, can't really blame them.

    What an idiotic war this was for the US administration to start, for no fucking reason.

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  • [–] 9 points 8 months ago (5 children)

    Do it. Make the rich despise ever backing the ideas that robbed them.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    It's us that will be robbed.
    They'll just be playing their Massively Multiplayer Public RTS.

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago

    I really hope the murderous US and Israel states don't get away with starting an illegal war to cover their pedophiles and their Hitler leaders.

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago

    Lol. It won't be long.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    Hah! Well, they've met their match with Trump. He's way more likely to destroy the global economy than Iran will. He's the best at destroying the economy, nobody is better, everyone is saying it.

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