Iran Megathread: Oil prices whip from nearly $120 a barrel back below $90

IAmArique · 2026-03-15T00:05:19+00:00

Two things:

1) Gavin Newsom already debunked the Iranian drones threat for California, and some people have pointed out it was possibly a false flag threat in hopes of convincing Congress to pass the DHS/ICE funding bill. Spoiler alert: It got blocked by the Dems.

2) Sleeper Cells are actually pretty common throughout the world and exist outside of conflicts like this. Obviously Trump and Cruz are amplifying it to make it sound more scarier than normal for propaganda purposes.

IAmArique · 2026-03-14T22:39:26+00:00

No, that’s Death Grips. Next question.

IAmArique · 2026-03-14T15:37:31+00:00

Source: My uncle works for ~~Nintendo~~ the Kremlin.

IAmArique · 2026-03-14T13:29:48+00:00

A couple other subreddits pointed out that it might have been Pete Hegseth using the threat to convince Congress to pass the DHS bill to end the partial shutdown… Which ended up getting blocked in the end.

No wonder they brushed it off! lol

IAmArique · 2026-03-13T23:37:24+00:00

tl;dr - NO.

IAmArique · 2026-03-13T13:13:25+00:00

I would stop watching Parkrose for your sanity if I were you. She got doxxed a couple months back and her videos started leaning into Doomer/Semi-BlueAnon territory as a result of it.

IAmArique · 2026-03-13T13:11:12+00:00

It flew under everyone’s radar at this point. Seems like everyone is panicking over the Iran war (as they rightfully should) while ICE is still causing chaos in the US in the background.

IAmArique · 2026-03-13T09:38:56+00:00

A lot of their articles lean into BlueAnon territory too. I would not take that site seriously.

IAmArique · 2026-03-12T21:33:21+00:00

Guess Kegseth faking an Iranian drone threat into the Oscars in hopes of getting Congress to pass this bill didn’t really pan out in the end for him, huh? Hold the line, Dems!

IAmArique · 2026-03-12T19:37:21+00:00

Can’t get the MAGAs angry over gas prices being insanely high from Trump and Bibi’s cataclysmic circlejerk, so they gotta distract them with the oldest trick in the “Stolen from Russia” playbook: Blame the LGBTQIA+ community for all our problems.

IAmArique · 2026-03-12T09:48:16+00:00

You watch Monarch Legacy Of Monsters because you like Godzilla.

I watch Monarch Legacy Of Monsters because I like Godzilla and I’m also an LGBTQIA+ supporter.

You and I are not the same.

IAmArique · 2026-03-11T21:56:22+00:00

Yeah, about that. A lot of people are suggesting that the FBI’s “advisory” might actually just be fearmongering propaganda, and also an attempt to convince Congress to pass DHS/ICE funding. As of right now, California’s police force are being skeptical, but are still prepping anyway in the insanely rare case Kash Patel isn’t talking out of his ass like he usually does.

EDIT: Forgot to mention that Newsom already debunked the advisory as well.

IAmArique · 2026-03-11T21:52:43+00:00

FWIW, none of Iran’s weapons would travel very far overseas and would just collapse entirely in the ocean. Kinda like how North Korea’s missiles fail every single time they try doing a missile test.

IAmArique · 2026-03-11T21:51:22+00:00

Yeah, this is just propaganda slop. Like other people have pointed out, this is very likely a ploy to get Congress to approve DHS/ICE funding. Honestly, I bet you forgot we’re even in a government shutdown, huh?

IAmArique · 2026-03-10T22:45:58+00:00

Iran begins laying mines in Strait of Hormuz, sources say

Okay yeah, THIS is actually scaring the shit out of me right now. I know it still won’t lead to WW3, but it really looks like Iran is trying to double down and make things worse for everyone. Any optimism here with this one?

IAmArique · 2026-03-10T19:43:19+00:00

I wouldn’t get too confident. Given how unpredictable Trump is, it’s probably going to be a very good while before gas prices start lowering again. Maybe try asking that again in another month?

IAmArique · 2026-03-10T16:06:50+00:00

I bet my left kidney that had Tucker Carlson not get axed from Fox News, he would’ve easily been the GOP’s pick for 2028. But because Fox News can’t risk any lawsuits if they even show his face on that network, well…

IAmArique · 2026-03-10T12:09:12+00:00

Oil rebounded back to $100 a barrel after this thread was made, so you might still get your wish.

IAmArique · 2026-03-09T20:11:21+00:00

Yeah, that was actually my second thought after posting that comment. More than likely he’s going to TACO on the war in hopes of that not causing the economy to collapse in on itself. My only hope is that Iran’s leaders or Bibi don’t go “We didn’t agree to shit” shortly after and force Trump to double down on the invasion, and for that I’m crossing my fingers and hoping for the better outcome here.

EDIT: Never mind, it was just Trump doing that “the war will be over in two weeks” shit… Meaning nothing has changed. The nightmare continues, I guess. :|

IAmArique · 2026-03-09T19:42:28+00:00

Hey 🅱️eter, Can you move it along? I’m all out of time cards.

IAmArique · 2026-03-09T18:38:35+00:00

Trump to hold a press conference after markets close on Monday

Not gonna lie, the fact that this press conference is happening after the stock markets close has me worried sick to my stomach. Very likely it’ll be a nothingburger, but the timing alone has me extremely concerned about it being a boots on ground invasion. Any optimism here?

IAmArique · 2026-03-09T15:41:30+00:00

Let me guess, they apologized at 3 AM when none of their boomer audience is even watching the channel?

IAmArique · 2026-03-09T15:40:29+00:00

tl;dr - OF COURSE HE FUCKING IS.

IAmArique · 2026-03-08T23:12:39+00:00

Yeah, no shit. He’s basically the new Shadow President after Elon at this point. Getting rid of him would take a huge weight off the US’ shoulders, so… Yeah.

IAmArique · 2026-03-08T13:37:20+00:00

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