https://www.jpost.com/international/article-887510

we might even have countries get serious about switching to solar and stuff

the really funny part about the whole thing is that Iran managed to basically do the equivalent of sanctions on the US and their allies here, how the tables have turned

They already said they will demand reparations after the war. I’m sure this will be a part of that.

That’s the problem with being a pathological liar, at some point people realize that nothing you say can be taken seriously.

Iranian actions were previously constrained for fear of ending up in an all out war with the US, and they would moderate their response to provocations accordingly. But now Iran has stopped fearing a hypothetical war because they are already living in one. So the whole logic of being restrained no longer applies because you gain nothing by doing that when the US is already bombing the shit out of you. And since they have the upper hand, why not push all the way and remove the US from the region entirely. The alternative is to let the US rebuild, and face the same scenario as before the war again.

oh I guess not exactly news, I just saw it mentioned

that’s literally the official line https://thehill.com/business/5774913-donald-trump-oil-tankers-strait-hormuz/

Now that Russia and China no longer care what the US thinks, DPRK can finally have normal trade too.

The Burger Reich finally picked on an opponent that can punch back.

very much agree

I don’t see any exit ramp for the US here at this point. The war ends when Iran decides it ends. And from American perspective, it would be a colossal humiliation if they’re forced to run home with their tail between their legs. It would definitively show the whole world that the US is no longer a superpower that cannot be challenged. All their vassals are already starting to realize that they’re expendable, and that the empire can’t protect them. So, a withdrawal would mean a complete collapse of American geopolitical position.

a good opportunity for DPRK to do something really funny

you could even say they were inspired by it

I can’t see any other reason they’d be shipping them across the ocean

Yeah, stronger ties with China is really the obvious way out for Europe. It’s absolutely incredible to me that the EU is still trying to suck up to the US.

with the strait closed, it’s pain for everyone

seems like China’s been ahead of the curve as usual

cause cia left them to hang