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rollin74

(2,295 posts)
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 08:05 PM 16 hrs ago

Trump threatens to 'obliterate' Iran's power plants if Strait of Hormuz not opened in 48 hours

US President Donald Trump threatens to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if it doesn’t open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours.

“If Iran doesn’t FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 HOURS from this exact point in time, the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST!” Trump writes on Truth Social.

The US has refrained from targeting Iran energy sites to date amid fears of such a step’s impact on the global economy

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/trump-threatens-to-obliterate-irans-power-plants-if-strait-of-hormuz-not-opened-in-48-hours/
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Trump threatens to 'obliterate' Iran's power plants if Strait of Hormuz not opened in 48 hours (Original Post) rollin74 16 hrs ago OP
Maybe he should try holding his breath at the same time. greatauntoftriplets 16 hrs ago #1
We're going to be without fuel bucolic_frolic 16 hrs ago #2
IF I CAN'T HAVE CANDY I'M GOING TO HOLD MY BREATHE UNTIL I TURN BLUE!!!!!!!!!!!!! Takket 16 hrs ago #3
We shall see. David__77 16 hrs ago #4
Trump wants to go out with a literal bang. PufPuf23 16 hrs ago #5
He keeps using that word... Arthur_Frain 16 hrs ago #6
winning hearts and minds in Iran, one power plant at a time nt msongs 16 hrs ago #7
STFU piggy. 2naSalit 16 hrs ago #8
Is this part of our stated goals? D_Master81 16 hrs ago #9
When do we 25th amendment the psycho? Initech 16 hrs ago #10
I can't believe people aren't hysterical over him womanofthehills 15 hrs ago #15
The Best Summary of How to Win Friends and Influence People taxi 16 hrs ago #11
He really wants to kill us all, doesn't he? Totally Tunsie 16 hrs ago #12
He does!! womanofthehills 15 hrs ago #17
Let the war crime trials begin. C_U_L8R 16 hrs ago #13
Obliteration Day is coming bucolic_frolic 15 hrs ago #14
Bushehr NPP? roamer65 15 hrs ago #16
Trump is following Putin's playbook. Nt BootinUp 15 hrs ago #18
announcing war plans on social media Skittles 15 hrs ago #19
This is desperate. He can lose face now or lose big later. David__77 12 hrs ago #20
Greg Stillson wnylib 12 hrs ago #21
We could become targets now Beringia 12 hrs ago #22

D_Master81

(2,540 posts)
9. Is this part of our stated goals?
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 08:24 PM
16 hrs ago

He’s gonna end up destroying that country. He has no plan so this is gonna end up bad.

womanofthehills

(10,985 posts)
15. I can't believe people aren't hysterical over him
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 08:51 PM
15 hrs ago

Come on Congress - everyone of you should be out there with 25th amendment talk. Every day - all day long.

taxi

(2,702 posts)
11. The Best Summary of How to Win Friends and Influence People
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 08:28 PM
16 hrs ago

This goes to a link with a 2 minute read, bringing up the bullet points of Carnegie's book. It is too woke for republicans in general, and likely on a banned book list for elected Republicans.

Criticism
Criticism is futile because it puts a person on the defensive and usually makes him strive to justify himself. Criticism is dangerous, because it wounds a person’s precious pride, hurts his sense of importance, and arouses resentment. …. Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain—and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.

That reminds me of this famous quote by Thomas Carlyle: “A great man shows his greatness by the way he treats little men.”

https://fs.blog/how-to-win-friends-and-influence-people/

womanofthehills

(10,985 posts)
17. He does!!
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 09:03 PM
15 hrs ago

Even Jeffrey Epstein said he was the most evil man he ever met and Epstein hung out with evil. And our FBI and CIA are all compromised. We are screwed. I’m sure many politicians aren’t speaking out as much as we want them to for fear they will meet a fate like Charlie Kirk. Republicans are big into threatening each others lives. Tucker said Netanyahu called and threatened him personally.

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