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EX500rider

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22. Well the facilities require oil to be pumped from the wells to there..

Fri Mar 20, 2026, 03:37 PM

21 hrs ago

.....so Iran still controls that.
The question is if they want to cut their own throat economically.
And if the answer is yes than I trust them with nukes even less.

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US considering occupying Kharg Island to force Iran to open Hormuz strait, say reports [View all] BlueWavePsych Yesterday OP

This seems like a really stupid idea. Ocelot II Yesterday #1

It is a really stupid idea sarisataka 23 hrs ago #13

What could possibly go wrong? tanyev Yesterday #2

Answer: Everything! flashman13 Yesterday #3

So the braintrust is assuming Iran won't fire on it because the oil/storage? underpants Yesterday #4

Depends how stupid Iran is EX500rider Yesterday #5

Wouldn't Iran lose those facilities anyway? EYESORE 9001 Yesterday #8

Big difference between temporarily occupied and destroyed EX500rider 23 hrs ago #11

Define 'temporary' EYESORE 9001 23 hrs ago #14

For them, it might as well be destroyed if it is occupied any real length of time SamuelTheThird 22 hrs ago #18

Well the facilities require oil to be pumped from the wells to there.. EX500rider 21 hrs ago #22

The Dutch destroyed their refineries rather than have them used by Japan in WWII. PufPuf23 19 hrs ago #39

If the facility is occupied .... reACTIONary 23 hrs ago #12

No one else can use it with out Iran continuing to pump oil there from the well heads. EX500rider 20 hrs ago #23

Iran is prepared to take everyone in the Gulf Miguelito Loveless 23 hrs ago #17

This could lead to worldwide nuclear war SamuelTheThird 22 hrs ago #19

This is the path Miguelito Loveless 22 hrs ago #20

"Iran is prepared to take everyone in the Gulf.." Even more reason they can't be trusted with nukes IMO EX500rider 20 hrs ago #24

They don't have any nukes Miguelito Loveless 20 hrs ago #27

So they ruined their economy with sanctions & have thousands of centrifuges under a mountain.. EX500rider 20 hrs ago #30

Something Israel claims Miguelito Loveless 19 hrs ago #36

They don't have nukes & working on getting them are 2 different things. EX500rider 20 hrs ago #31

Again, the claim is they have been working on them for 47 years Miguelito Loveless 19 hrs ago #34

And again why do they have centrifuges under a mountain enriching uranium to nuclear bomb percentages? EX500rider 19 hrs ago #35

Again, proof other than Israeli Miguelito Loveless 19 hrs ago #37

That's the UN saying that not Trump or Israel EX500rider 19 hrs ago #38

Iran cannot win the war by strength and may end up a larger version of Gaza and a failed state. PufPuf23 19 hrs ago #40

"Israel cannot be trusted with nuclear weapons." The facts would indicate otherwise IMO EX500rider 17 hrs ago #41

I don't trust Israel with nukes much more than I trust Iran--- BUT Jack Valentino 14 hrs ago #43

Because Iran "holds all of the good cards" Trump can't just declare victory and walk out. flashman13 Yesterday #6

Do trump and Kegbreath ever consult any actual military experts? Bayard Yesterday #7

Trump wants a blood sacrifice. Baitball Blogger Yesterday #9

they should have considered it before now. maxsolomon 23 hrs ago #10

Why won't Iran want to damage the petro Farmer-Rick 20 hrs ago #26

because they are self-interested. maxsolomon 20 hrs ago #29

The Iranian army has the whole fucking island zeroed for motherfucking artillery missions. SoFlaBro 23 hrs ago #15

Be out of range for most their artillery @ 25 miles+ unless they line it up exposed on the beach EX500rider 20 hrs ago #25

Why would they stop attacking the rest of the ME? Red Mountain 20 hrs ago #32

Well the issue for them is that's where 90% of the oil leaves from EX500rider 19 hrs ago #33

Let's see: Miguelito Loveless 23 hrs ago #16

Its way west of the strait IbogaProject 21 hrs ago #21

Been obvious for a while now OC375 20 hrs ago #28

US speeds up deployment of thousands more Marines, sailors to Middle East Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 16 hrs ago #42