Iran

[MAD]

The crickets and selective outrage from the useful idiots is getting tiring.

Three protesters, including 19yo Saleh Mohammadi, were hanged today in Iran. Convicted of false charges, tortured into confessing, no lawyers, witnesses, or fair trial.

Just totalitarian propaganda, kangaroo courts, & medieval torture.

Saleh Mohammadi. Saeid Davoudi. Mehdi Ghasemi.

 

[adam.vol]

The Kurds in those countries you mentioned are basically on par with The Proud Boys in the US.

Working for Mossad? I didn’t know Proud Boys were with Mossad, but if they’re with Trump it adds up.

 

[rikberry31]

The Lusitania is what I mean.

This is not the same as Afganistan. Are you kidding? We went into Afghanistan because the Taliban was harboring Osama. Wtf are you talking about?

First, the Lusitania was most likely a boiler explosion by recent examination of the wreckage and not a German U-boat. Second Osama was running his operation out of Afghanistan with the blessing of the Taliban who ruled Afghanistan, so that had to be done. By attacking Iraq we drew the jihadis' to Iraq mostly through Iran.

 

[MercyPercy]

From "no new wars!" to "maybe just a tiny little new war, but no boots on the ground!" to "maybe just a tiny little bit of boots on the ground, like on an island, but that's it!"

Curious to find out how flexible MAGA can be with their supposed convictions the longer this goes on.

 

[n_huffhines]

First, the Lusitania was most likely a boiler explosion by recent examination of the wreckage and not a German U-boat. Second Osama was running his operation out of Afghanistan with the blessing of the Taliban who ruled Afghanistan, so that had to be done. By attacking Iraq we drew the jihadis' to Iraq mostly through Iran.

You're just saying **** without making a point. Who cares what the real truth is with the Lusitania for the purposes of the conversation? My point was we didn't do pre-emptive **** in those wars. The wars came to us (or at least the actors at the time thought it did), and things worked out in the end. We have no evidence that the Taliban had anything to do with 9/11. Afghanistan didn't do anything to us, they just weren't our friend after the fact.

Vietnam was not a threat to us.
Iraq was not a meaningful threat to us.
Afghanistan was not a threat to us.

We brought them war for other reasons, and it was bad for America in every case.

 

[rikberry31]

Trump and Bondi sending a message to others who might waver in their allegiance.








Don't.

The reason he was not in the loop on this operation is because he was a leaker and a risk to the operation. He only changed his whole tune when he got embarrassed that he was cut out. He did a complete 180 to his previous position. As usual the libs who hated him now love him for his attempt to save face. What a joke.

 

[BeardedVol]

From "no new wars!" to "maybe just a tiny little new war, but no boots on the ground!" to "maybe just a tiny little bit of boots on the ground, like on an island, but that's it!"

Curious to find out how flexible MAGA can be with their supposed convictions the longer this goes on.

Just ask @MAD and he can tell you about how he became greatly concerned about the Iranian government killing it's own citizens 19 days ago, and how it's just a coincidence that it correspond with the start of the current war.

 

[MercyPercy]

Just ask @MAD and he can tell you about how he became greatly concerned about the Iranian government killing it's own citizens 19 days ago, and how it's just a coincidence that it correspond with the start of the current war.

Nah.. I skip over his propaganda posts though it's getting difficult at this point since it's verging on spam.

 

[MAD]

The reason he was not in the loop on this operation is because he was a leaker and a risk to the operation. He only changed his whole tune when he got embarrassed that he was cut out. He did a complete 180 to his previous position. As usual the libs who hated him now love him for his attempt to save face. What a joke.

They all follow the same blueprint after a fall from grace. Blame everyone, avoid accountability.

 

[ButchPlz]

Nah.. I skip over his propaganda posts though it's getting difficult at this point since it's verging on spam.

It's not "verging" on spam, it is outright spam.

 

[ButchPlz]

Working for Mossad? I didn’t know Proud Boys were with Mossad, but if they’re with Trump it adds up.

Wow bro little boy Benji Shapiro said Mossad hasn't operated in the US since the 80s so stop this slop.

 

[General Jack]

They have not been permitted to so so until today:

US authorizes transactions with Venezuela’s oil company

According to Reuters:
Many small producers and investors, however, are looking for early deals that could secure profits, while PDVSA's traditional partners, including Chevron, Shell (SHEL.L), opens new tab, Repsol (REP.MC), opens new tab, Eni (ENI.MI), opens new tab and BP (BP.L), opens new tab are seeking project reactivation or expansions.

You can checkout the “traditional partners” link as well for more information on deals that are moving along.

People just post wild assertions on here that don’t even withstand superficial investigation.

Weird assertions? Or educated assertions. Here you go:

Why big oil is not interested in Venezuela

Donald Trump said he would ‘unleash’ the country’s resources.

theconversation.com

"Big oil though, seems less than keen on that idea, appearing to consider Venezuela too expensive or risky. Exxon Mobil’s unenthusiastic response, describing Venezuela as “uninvestible”, even earned a personal rebuke from Trump."

Why Houston Oil Majors Are Hesitant to Go All In on Venezuela

Though petro-giants have long sought lost assets in the South American country, they have reasons, for now at least, not to leap at Trump’s invitation to join his war on the climate and the international legal order.

www.texasobserver.org

"But Venezuela’s long history of countering U.S. imperial oil adventurism and sanctions—and resulting political instability—goes a long way toward explaining why Big Oil firms need such incredible assurances to entice them back into the country that hosts the globe’s largest proven oil reserves."

Showing Our Work: The Real U.S. Oil Payoff in Venezuela, a Timeline

The U.S. invasion of Venezuela was at least partly driven by oil, but not in the ways most people are talking about.

drilled.media

"1943 – Venezuela passes the Hydrocarbons Law of 1943, requiring foreign oil companies to give half their oil profits to the state."

"May 2, 2007 – Chavez decrees that all oil projects in Venezuela must be majority owned by the national oil company. Exxon and ConocoPhillips refuse and their assets are seized; Chevron agrees and stays in the country as a minority partner. Exxon begins exploring offshore Guyana, where it’s held an exploratory license since the late 1990s."

 

[ButchPlz]

Just ask @MAD and he can tell you about how he became greatly concerned about the Iranian government killing it's own citizens 19 days ago, and how it's just a coincidence that it correspond with the start of the current war.

What I don't get is how a guy with an open ethno-surpemacist stance suddenly cares about a bunch of apparent subhumans.

 

[rikberry31]

Afghanistan was not a threat to us.

And you ask me wtf I'm talking about? Those two really tall building just fell down one day, right? Or some people did something? Iran is no threat? They are the biggest problem in Mid East, the only real problem and the Mid East is a major U.S. interest.
I don't' suppose you would be concerned if Iran got set up with nuclear capability and ICBM technology and started raining multiple warhead weapons on us. And don't tell me they wouldn't use them because they know they would be destroyed, they are currently proving that they don't give a f.

 

[adam.vol]

Wow bro little boy Benji Shapiro said Mossad hasn't operated in the US since the 80s so stop this slop.

He quickly went from hero to zero. I wonder how badly Mossad blames him for losing so many people recently - because he deserves blame as a PR spokesperson.

 

[ButchPlz]

He quickly went from hero to zero. I wonder how badly Mossad blames him for losing so many people recently - because he deserves blame as a PR spokesperson.

He was always an unlikeable shithead, but escalating that as a badge of honor and posting videos that literally make him look like an AI robot don't help.

He's trying to play a counterculture superstar but literally nobody buys it and it hurts his little feelings so he lashes out.

 

[BeardedVol]

And you ask me wtf I'm talking about? Those two really tall building just fell down one day, right? Or some people did something? Iran is no threat? They are the biggest problem in Mid East, the only real problem and the Mid East is a major U.S. interest.
I don't' suppose you would be concerned if Iran got set up with nuclear capability and ICBM technology and started raining multiple warhead weapons on us. And don't tell me they wouldn't use them because they know they would be destroyed, they are currently proving that they don't give a f.

How many of the 9/11 hijackers were Afghans?

How many of the 9/11 hijackers were Saudi Arabian?

 

[rikberry31]

They all follow the same blueprint after a fall from grace. Blame everyone, avoid accountability.

Kent is no different than the Europeans. They got pissed because we didn't tell them about all this before hand. Yeah we should the other Islamic nations (that's what the UK, France, and Germany are now) that we are going to attack the Islamic "Republic" of Iran.

 

[MercyPercy]

Kent is no different than the Europeans. They got pissed because we didn't tell them about all this before hand. Yeah we should the other Islamic nations (that's what the UK, France, and Germany are now) that we are going to attack the Islamic "Republic" of Iran.

And now we are begging for their help after the fact. Trump not only looks incompetent, but weak as well.

 

[General Jack]

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/17/they-hold-the-cards-now-trump-allies-fear-iran-is-slipping-beyond-the-presidents-control-00830449

"Now, more than two weeks into the campaign, some of those allies believe the president no longer controls how, or when, the war ends. They fear Iran’s attacks on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, which have rattled global crude markets and threaten broader economic distress, are boxing Trump into a situation where escalating the conflict — potentially even putting American boots on the ground — becomes the only way to credibly claim victory.

“We clearly just kicked [Iran’s] ass in the field, but, to a large extent, they hold the cards now,” said one person close to the White House, who like others in this story was granted anonymity to speak candidly about the war. “They decide how long we’re involved — and they decide if we put boots on the ground. And it doesn’t seem to me that there’s a way around that, if we want to save face.”

The concern among some Trump allies is that ensuring the free flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz could require securing parts of Iran’s shoreline, a step that would almost certainly mean putting American troops on Iranian soil.

“The terms have changed,” said a second person familiar with the U.S. operation in Iran. “The off-ramps don’t work anymore because Iran is driving the asymmetric action.”

The dynamic is fueling anxiety among the president’s “America First” allies, who worry he is drifting toward the kind of open-ended Middle East conflict he has long railed against. With Iran able to disrupt global oil supplies and drive up gas prices at the pump, some Republicans fear the conflict could soon become a political liability for a White House already grappling with voter frustration over affordability ahead of the midterm elections.

 

[adam.vol]

He was always an unlikeable shithead, but escalating that as a badge of honor and posting videos that literally make him look like an AI robot don't help.

He's trying to play a counterculture superstar but literally nobody buys it and it hurts his little feelings so he lashes out.

Charlie was really the only one of them who was worth listening to.

 

[ButchPlz]

And now we are begging for their help after the fact. Trump not only looks incompetent, but weak as well.

I agree with this comment except for the assertion that this is what makes him look weak, and not pulling the chair out for another world leader like a little bitch.

 

[ButchPlz]

Charlie was really the only one of them who was worth listening to.

Noticing gets deadly.

 

[ButchPlz]

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/17/they-hold-the-cards-now-trump-allies-fear-iran-is-slipping-beyond-the-presidents-control-00830449

"Now, more than two weeks into the campaign, some of those allies believe the president no longer controls how, or when, the war ends. They fear Iran’s attacks on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, which have rattled global crude markets and threaten broader economic distress, are boxing Trump into a situation where escalating the conflict — potentially even putting American boots on the ground — becomes the only way to credibly claim victory.

“We clearly just kicked [Iran’s] ass in the field, but, to a large extent, they hold the cards now,” said one person close to the White House, who like others in this story was granted anonymity to speak candidly about the war. “They decide how long we’re involved — and they decide if we put boots on the ground. And it doesn’t seem to me that there’s a way around that, if we want to save face.”

The concern among some Trump allies is that ensuring the free flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz could require securing parts of Iran’s shoreline, a step that would almost certainly mean putting American troops on Iranian soil.

“The terms have changed,” said a second person familiar with the U.S. operation in Iran. “The off-ramps don’t work anymore because Iran is driving the asymmetric action.”

The dynamic is fueling anxiety among the president’s “America First” allies, who worry he is drifting toward the kind of open-ended Middle East conflict he has long railed against. With Iran able to disrupt global oil supplies and drive up gas prices at the pump, some Republicans fear the conflict could soon become a political liability for a White House already grappling with voter frustration over affordability ahead of the midterm elections.

No **** Sherlock to all of this.

 

[hog88]

Weird assertions? Or educated assertions. Here you go:

Why big oil is not interested in Venezuela

Donald Trump said he would ‘unleash’ the country’s resources.

theconversation.com

"Big oil though, seems less than keen on that idea, appearing to consider Venezuela too expensive or risky. Exxon Mobil’s unenthusiastic response, describing Venezuela as “uninvestible”, even earned a personal rebuke from Trump."

Why Houston Oil Majors Are Hesitant to Go All In on Venezuela

Though petro-giants have long sought lost assets in the South American country, they have reasons, for now at least, not to leap at Trump’s invitation to join his war on the climate and the international legal order.

www.texasobserver.org

"But Venezuela’s long history of countering U.S. imperial oil adventurism and sanctions—and resulting political instability—goes a long way toward explaining why Big Oil firms need such incredible assurances to entice them back into the country that hosts the globe’s largest proven oil reserves."

Showing Our Work: The Real U.S. Oil Payoff in Venezuela, a Timeline

The U.S. invasion of Venezuela was at least partly driven by oil, but not in the ways most people are talking about.

drilled.media

"1943 – Venezuela passes the Hydrocarbons Law of 1943, requiring foreign oil companies to give half their oil profits to the state."

"May 2, 2007 – Chavez decrees that all oil projects in Venezuela must be majority owned by the national oil company. Exxon and ConocoPhillips refuse and their assets are seized; Chevron agrees and stays in the country as a minority partner. Exxon begins exploring offshore Guyana, where it’s held an exploratory license since the late 1990s."

The hydrocobon law of 1943 has already been repealed.

On 5 March, Rodríguez said a reform of mining laws is in the works, and the government has carried out a sweeping reform of the rules governing the oil industry, reversing policies favouring national state control that date back two decades. The hydrocarbons law passed by the National Assembly in late January reflects the preferences of oil corporations. It eliminates a mandate imposed by the late President Hugo Chávez – who served from 1999-2013 – requiring the state oil company Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) to serve as the principal stakeholder in all exploration and production projects. The new law also permits companies to negotiate lower royalty payments to the Venezuelan government, reduces tax rates and allows foreign energy firms to resolve disputes in arbitration venues abroad rather than in Venezuelan courts. Trump has called on U.S. private companies to invest $100 billion in reviving the sector. To that end, his administration has issued licences to allow U.S. and other Western companies to operate in Venezuela.

https://www.crisisgroup.org/qna/lat...enezuelas-oil-and-rare-minerals-race-supplies

On January 29, 2026, Venezuela enacted and published the Law Amending the Organic Hydrocarbons Law (the “Hydrocarbons Law Amendment”), introducing sweeping changes to the regulatory framework governing the exploration, extraction, transportation, refining, and marketing of hydrocarbons in the country. The Hydrocarbons Law opens new pathways for private sector participation, reflecting a recalibration of Venezuela’s approach to its oil and gas sector. Notably, most provisions of the Hydrocarbons Law Amendment entered into force upon publication; however, Articles 51, 55, 56, 57, 58, and 59 (addressing the royalty and tax regime) will enter into force after 60 continuous days following publication (i.e., April 3, 2026).

Venezuela Transforms Hydrocarbons Sector with New Hydrocarbons Law Amendment | Insights | Mayer Brown