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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      Maybe not equally but they will need to take a good chunk of responsibility for this.

      Americans saw his first term, his attempts to bomb Iran were thwarted back then.

      Americans watched as he tried to steal the 2020 election.

      Americans and democrats had 4 years to punish him for this.

      What did Americans do? They gave him an even bigger mandate in 2024.

      Assuming the 2024 election was valid, this is an American-wide problem. You’ve all got to own this and you’ve all got to be the ones to do something about it.

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        It’s pointless as enough people are encouraged by influence ops to support the dems to run opposition. And their leadership is doomed to fail. Fuck this country, straight to hell, waiting for the phoenix.

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          Protect myself as best I can financially from the coming recession. Little else I can do. Thankfully I live in a country with decent worker rights and benefits systems so even if I lose my job I should be able to bounce back. Not like capitalist dystopian USA.

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          I’m American, so I’m going to stream the latest hot marvel movies and pay taxes to kill people so I can continue to be a worthless thoughtless human being.

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        Oh come on.

        This is his second term. I’m not going to give free pass to trump voters, third party voters, and non-voters.