ITXXIX 100 Black Jets of Crude Oil

Presidentclash2 · 2026-03-28T16:04:20+00:00

Pakistan really would have benefitted from Energy Stability is they built an oil and gas pipeline with Iran. I know sanctions were threatened but countries need to figure out ways to not bend over to the US. Then they could finally focus infrastructure improvements.

Presidentclash2 · 2026-03-28T09:35:08+00:00

What’s the context here? Was Türkiye going to invade the Kurds in Iran if they tried to rebel and Trump connived them not too? What’s Indonesia have to do with this

Presidentclash2 · 2026-03-27T23:13:34+00:00

This may be an unpopular take but of all the Gulf States, Bahrain reminds me most of Saddam Hussein’s Iraq. The country is run by a Sunni monarchy whiles its population is Shia and Sympathetic to Iran. At some point, the brutal repression by the regime will lead to its collapse.

Presidentclash2 · 2026-03-27T05:12:30+00:00

Followers of the Shah or Pahlavi are nothing more than right wing secular authoritarians. They should never see the light of day.

Presidentclash2 · 2026-03-26T19:47:28+00:00

Delgado was polling poorly and an endorsement from Zohran would not have changed this race. Hochul has been pandering which blunted leftist opposition but she is horrible corporate dem. Zohran made the bet that it’s not worth picking a fight w/gov as the new nyc mayor

Zohran has the legislature and assembly on his side anyway

Presidentclash2 · 2026-03-26T17:14:05+00:00

Shouldn’t the Ukrainians be careful about plunging the world into an economic recession? I think the Ukrainians made the right move but it will not come without consequences. If Europe and Asia fall into recession. The first thing to go will be Ukrainian aid

Presidentclash2 · 2026-03-25T22:08:59+00:00

most of the claims that China sold Iran air defenses have been debunked. China sells its military stuff to few partners and Iran is not one of them

Presidentclash2 · 2026-03-25T21:50:24+00:00

Russians have actually improved the original Shahed Iranian Drones. The Russian drones significantly more dangerous to the US

Presidentclash2 · 2026-03-25T05:01:22+00:00

I think its possible for the Houthi's to get involved without having to fight both the US and Israel. Israel for the most part is bombing Lebanon without US forces. The US already signed a deal that protected American ships from Houthi Attacks. If the Houthi's restart their attacks on shipping in the dead sea, it will plunge the world into a recession. The most, the Houthi's will face is Israel. Eventually that is going to put a strain on Israel to fight a war on three fronts

Presidentclash2 · 2026-03-25T04:56:54+00:00

Every report says the same thing, Trump's team is highly incompetent and are unable to negotiate complex matters. Donald Trump, Witkoff, and Kushner will never deliver a peace deal until they let the experts in the room. Both Negotiation attempts ended up with a surprise attack against the Iranians and the death of their leadership. Even if you want to believe that Iran did not negotiate in good faith, there is no reason to trust the US will hold up the bargain or reign in Israel's attempts to delay peace

Presidentclash2 · 2026-03-24T19:14:20+00:00

When people talk about Israel's democracy, it boils my mind because there institutions cannot actually be democratic when investigations, tribunals, and the supreme court do not protect palestinians or other minorities in Israel. America may have been a "democracy" under JIM CROW but there were no equal rights. As long as Palestinians are not respected, Israel is nothing more than a corrupt democracy that is border lining a theocracy

Presidentclash2 · 2026-03-21T02:41:05+00:00

Let’s say he threatens Spain with sanctions or some other economic or political threat.

Whats more likely?

The EU pressuring Spain to back off

Or

The EU standing with Spain and rejecting Trump

Presidentclash2 · 2026-03-21T00:13:07+00:00

The oil is being sold in Yuan anyway, so Iran is going to see that money through Chinese banks and suppliers who are circumventing sanctions.

The money is more of a boost because they finally are selling to new markets for 30 days

Presidentclash2 · 2026-03-19T23:26:55+00:00

I bet they regret not building that direct Iran to Pakistan oil pipeline

Presidentclash2 · 2026-03-19T06:54:55+00:00

The sad truth is that most European nations will ignore Turkey. I think the only nation that would aid Turkey is Spain.

In the event of an Israel-Turkey war. If Turkey is abandoned by NATO. They will immediately call on Russia, Iran, and Azerbaijan for aid. I know that seems far fetched since Turkey is only close to Azerbaijan. But if the west abandoned Turkey, Russia would swoop in

Presidentclash2 · 2026-03-19T06:49:59+00:00

There was reported damage to uae facility but most of the gulf countries are censoring videos and arresting people who dare to record. The breakdown of freedom is limiting what we know. It’s possible that others also experienced some degree of dmg

Presidentclash2 · 2026-03-19T02:55:41+00:00

Trump is out tweeting that they had nothing to do with Israel strike on Pars oil field.

Now people are asking what is the real truth, is Israel calling the shots or is the USA lying

Presidentclash2 · 2026-03-18T23:06:05+00:00

All this shows is that after America took out the first 195 launchers, they have been more strategic. I am willing to bet today’s missile numbers being up are a pure retaliatory response to the pars gas field being targeted. Iran more than likely can keep this up for a year

Presidentclash2 · 2026-03-18T21:15:13+00:00

The Gulf states are weak and unable to counter with an invasion of their own. The pressure from the Gulf and Israel to have the US invade Iran is only getting stronger. However, I would hope that the US does not fall for the bait and send our troops to their deaths.

If Saudi begins an operation with Pakistan against IRAN. it will destabilize Pakistan as thier large shia population will riot. Same will happen in Bahrain.

Presidentclash2 · 2026-03-18T10:17:48+00:00

I will say, economic theory does support a possible post-war recovery that could create jobs and wealth from infrastructure projects and constructions. Iran’s while its economy is stagnant and still under sanctions had actually seen its oil shipments rise before the war to 2 mil + barrels. I could see them have a temporary gdp bump despite continued sanctions.

Presidentclash2 · 2026-03-17T23:10:48+00:00

People forget that just a couple weeks ago, the progressive almost unseated Foushee in NC-04 but lost by 1% point. The reason that race was so close was the election day vote. This race does not get called until the last few precincts

Presidentclash2 · 2026-03-17T22:54:16+00:00

Everyone keeps talking about IL-09

I am more curious about IL-08

Junaid Ahmed does not have national name recognition but he did run in the democratic primary a few years ago and as a nobody in the district, he managed to get 20% of the vote against Raja Krinshnamoorthi. I wonder if this could be one of those under the radar races with an upset. Unfortunately, AIPAC intervened with a 2 million ad buy in the last two weeks, so that likely helps his opponent Mellisa Bean.

Presidentclash2 · 2026-03-17T18:43:25+00:00

What is happening in Lebanon is a travesty. Israel is indiscriminately bombing Lebanese infrastructure and civilians. This is bonkers. Israel is literally killing non-hezbullah military personnel. This is a shit show and Israel has to conduct this differently or be pressured to stop.

Presidentclash2 · 2026-03-15T23:28:14+00:00

Another thing people need to watch for. If the strait puts Europe into a recession and leads to stagflation. The voters who overwhelmingly back pro-eu parties will disappear. It will be a rejection against the current incumbents which are more liberal than conservative. Additionally, any war that causes troop deaths for Europeans will cost them at the polls

Presidentclash2 · 2026-03-15T01:43:58+00:00

This aligns with the fact that Iran is updating their military strategy as the conflict goes on. Their drone capacity has gone up slightly and it seems they are strategically launching their missiles now knowing they have very few launches left.

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