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maxsolomon

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29. because they are self-interested.

Fri Mar 20, 2026, 04:26 PM

14 hrs ago

this regime needs oil income to sustain itself. if Kharg is destroyed, they have few other options to get oil to market.

the oil income is the reason the regime can be so repressive - they have endless money to pay the Basij and the IRG.

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US considering occupying Kharg Island to force Iran to open Hormuz strait, say reports [View all] BlueWavePsych 19 hrs ago OP

This seems like a really stupid idea. Ocelot II 19 hrs ago #1

It is a really stupid idea sarisataka 17 hrs ago #13

What could possibly go wrong? tanyev 19 hrs ago #2

Answer: Everything! flashman13 19 hrs ago #3

So the braintrust is assuming Iran won't fire on it because the oil/storage? underpants 19 hrs ago #4

Depends how stupid Iran is EX500rider 19 hrs ago #5

Wouldn't Iran lose those facilities anyway? EYESORE 9001 19 hrs ago #8

Big difference between temporarily occupied and destroyed EX500rider 18 hrs ago #11

Define 'temporary' EYESORE 9001 17 hrs ago #14

For them, it might as well be destroyed if it is occupied any real length of time SamuelTheThird 17 hrs ago #18

Well the facilities require oil to be pumped from the wells to there.. EX500rider 15 hrs ago #22

The Dutch destroyed their refineries rather than have them used by Japan in WWII. PufPuf23 13 hrs ago #39

If the facility is occupied .... reACTIONary 17 hrs ago #12

No one else can use it with out Iran continuing to pump oil there from the well heads. EX500rider 15 hrs ago #23

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

This could lead to worldwide nuclear war SamuelTheThird 17 hrs ago #19

This is the path Miguelito Loveless 17 hrs ago #20

"Iran is prepared to take everyone in the Gulf.." Even more reason they can't be trusted with nukes IMO EX500rider 15 hrs ago #24

They don't have any nukes Miguelito Loveless 14 hrs ago #27

So they ruined their economy with sanctions & have thousands of centrifuges under a mountain.. EX500rider 14 hrs ago #30

Something Israel claims Miguelito Loveless 13 hrs ago #36

They don't have nukes & working on getting them are 2 different things. EX500rider 14 hrs ago #31

Again, the claim is they have been working on them for 47 years Miguelito Loveless 13 hrs ago #34

And again why do they have centrifuges under a mountain enriching uranium to nuclear bomb percentages? EX500rider 13 hrs ago #35

Again, proof other than Israeli Miguelito Loveless 13 hrs ago #37

That's the UN saying that not Trump or Israel EX500rider 13 hrs ago #38

Iran cannot win the war by strength and may end up a larger version of Gaza and a failed state. PufPuf23 13 hrs ago #40

"Israel cannot be trusted with nuclear weapons." The facts would indicate otherwise IMO EX500rider 11 hrs ago #41

I don't trust Israel with nukes much more than I trust Iran--- BUT Jack Valentino 8 hrs ago #43

Because Iran "holds all of the good cards" Trump can't just declare victory and walk out. flashman13 19 hrs ago #6

Do trump and Kegbreath ever consult any actual military experts? Bayard 19 hrs ago #7

Trump wants a blood sacrifice. Baitball Blogger 18 hrs ago #9

they should have considered it before now. maxsolomon 18 hrs ago #10

Why won't Iran want to damage the petro Farmer-Rick 14 hrs ago #26

because they are self-interested. maxsolomon 14 hrs ago #29

The Iranian army has the whole fucking island zeroed for motherfucking artillery missions. SoFlaBro 17 hrs ago #15

Be out of range for most their artillery @ 25 miles+ unless they line it up exposed on the beach EX500rider 15 hrs ago #25

Why would they stop attacking the rest of the ME? Red Mountain 14 hrs ago #32

Well the issue for them is that's where 90% of the oil leaves from EX500rider 14 hrs ago #33

Let's see: Miguelito Loveless 17 hrs ago #16

Its way west of the strait IbogaProject 16 hrs ago #21

Been obvious for a while now OC375 14 hrs ago #28

US speeds up deployment of thousands more Marines, sailors to Middle East Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 11 hrs ago #42