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#Oil Hits $100 a Barrel as Turmoil Intensifies in #MiddleEast

The cost of #crude has risen 40% since the start of the #war in #Iran, pushing up the price of #gasoline, #diesel & other refined #fuels.

#economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #energy #EnergyCrisis #Trump #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #USpol #idiocracy #kakistocracy
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/business/brent-oil-100-barrel-iran-war.html?unlocked_article_code=1._1A.TaEQ.4QhGmd5ecrsh&smid=nytcore-ios-share

But it’s not a “war” right? 🙄

#US #military hits 3 Iranian #oil tankers after saying Navy warships were targeted with missiles

#Trump #JDVance #idiocracy #kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-war-oil-tankers-b3650799901c56a6deeca962cbaa4109?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=more_org_joinmastodon_app_shareactionextension

#Diesel hit a new record price in the #US on Friday, soaring to an average of $5.85 a gallon for the first time ever as the 6-month-long #war with #Iran continues to disrupt the world’s flow of #fuel.

#Trump #idiocracy #kakistocracy #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
https://apnews.com/article/gas-diesel-prices-us-iran-war-ebd01b9773365ee40550dcfd7d3ebf87?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=more_org_joinmastodon_app_shareactionextension

On Sunday, the #US #military said it struck rocket launchers on #LarakIsland in the #StraitOfHormuz. #Iran responded by launching missiles at US sites in #Jordan, which were intercepted, while #UAE said it stopped an Iranian drone over its waters.

#idiocracy #kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #oil

#US says it's striking targets in #Iran as hostilities flare again after month with little #military action

CENTCOM said Tuesday that the strikes “follow recent attempted attacks by the IRGC against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz & against American service members deployed to the region.”

#idiocracy #kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #oil #energy
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-strikes-ad84a64884aedbbd1e5914182bb3cd8d?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=more_org_joinmastodon_app_shareactionextension

Guess #Hegseth & #Trump are ignoring the #SDOB

#US forces strike #Iran rocket launchers on the #StraitOfHormuz in first #military action in weeks

#MilitaryReadiness #NationalSecurity #TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
https://apnews.com/article/iran-strait-hormuz-strike-united-states-6b098da673ac3161a266ee459d5eff44?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=more_org_joinmastodon_app_shareactionextension

Leaders of the US European Command, the US Pacific Command & the US Southern Command, along with the Navy’s top admiral, responded with what is characterized in the #SDOB as a “non-concur,” those familiar with the assessment said — meaning they disagree with the secretary’s order to extend their forces but will execute it nevertheless.

#Trump #Hegseth #idiocracy #kakistocracy #MilitaryReadiness #NationalSecurity #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #MiddleEast

The Aug 14 #SDOB directs some troops deployed in the #MiddleEast to remain there through September & some others into 2027, said those familiar with the document. The prospect of extending those forces further compelled #military leaders to voice their concern, these people said.

#Trump #Hegseth #idiocracy #kakistocracy #MilitaryReadiness #NationalSecurity #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast

The warnings — detailed for #Hegseth by the heads of the #Army, #Navy & #AirForce & the four-star commanders overseeing #US operations throughout #Europe, #Asia & #LatinAmerica — appear in the Aug 14 edition of the Secretary of Defense Orders Book ( #SDOB ), these people said. They described the assessment to WaPo on the condition of anonymity because the document is #classified.

#kakistocracy #MilitaryReadiness #NationalSecurity #IranWar #Iran #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #MiddleEast

The #US #defense official said the most concerning shortfall involves #PatriotMissile interceptors, which can shoot down #Russia’s high-speed ballistic missiles. The #NATO official confirmed the low inventories of Patriots among US & NATO forces in #Europe. Both spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive #military matters.

#idiocracy #kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #ForeverWars #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast

…Some #US #intelligence officials saw Israel’s sharing of the warning about threats to #Trump’s life as designed less to inform than to influence the president’s decision-making & US #policy in the region, a current & a former US official said.

#Israel views #Iran as by far its most urgent near-term threat.

#TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #WarCrimes #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast

A top #Iran national security official delivered a sweeping set of demands on Saturday that he said the #US must meet before the #StraitOfHormuz can reopen to maritime traffic, throwing the fate of the critical #trade waterway into question.

#kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #ForeverWars #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/world/middleeast/iran-us-oman-strait-of-hormuz.html?unlocked_article_code=1.31A.Y1lR.hK5DoHNM9BKl&smid=nytcore-ios-share

#GiftArticle

Visuals Suggest #US Dropped 2,000-Pound Bomb on Home in #Iran, Killing 3

The weapon, one of the largest in the US’ arsenal, struck a house in a heavily populated area, according to a Times analysis.

#WarCrimes #Trump #Hegseth #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #ForeverWars #RulesOfWar #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/world/middleeast/us-iran-bomb-mk84-qeshm-island.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2FA.Iqei.MHhcVSQ2H51B&smid=nytcore-ios-share

The #US #economy slowed in the second quarter of the year, expanding at an annual rate of 1.5% as #Trump’s #war in #Iran upended #prices, #SupplyChains & #energy markets.

#idiocracy #kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #EnergyCrisis
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/business/economy/us-economy-gdp-growth.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1lA.BOgu.hXySAZovz5tO&smid=nytcore-ios-share

The meeting comes as both face growing pressures at home. #Netanyahu is up for reelection & is embattled in part because of his deteriorating relationship with #Trump. Trump is under pressure to end an unpopular #war that has wreaked economic havoc & driven prices higher ahead of #midterm #elections this November.

#TrumpsWar #Iran #US #Israel #ForeverWars #WarCrimes #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #oil #EnergyCrisis

#Netanyahu will meet with #Trump for first time since the #IranWar began.

The two also plan to discuss the framework agreement the #US & #Israel signed with #Lebanon over the Israel - #Hezbollah #war & the expansion of the #AbrahamAccords, according to a White House official.

#TrumpsWar #Iran #ForeverWars #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://apnews.com/article/trump-netanyahu-meeting-iran-war-2d9ade01d2977dee5555f24daee30482

…Since the renewed hostilities began, the #Pentagon has provided even less information about #military strategy & casualties than it did during the first phase of the conflict. The Pentagon has not held a press briefing about the #war since early May, & officials at #US CENTCOM have stopped providing casualty updates to reporters.

#Iran #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast

The #US & #Israel launched the #war in #Iran on Feb 28, & 14 troops were killed in the initial waves of fighting. Washington & Tehran agreed to a ceasefire in April & then signed an interim deal to end the war in mid-June.

It was short-lived.… #Trump soon declared that the ceasefire was over.

The #Pentagon system’s new “Overseas Operations” category says it tallies casualties starting July 7.

#TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast

By Wednesday, the #IranWar figures in the #Pentagon’s system fell back to 14 dead & 420 wounded. However, a #US official told AP at the time that the actual number of wounded personnel in the war had actually grown to well over 500 troops.

The Pentagon’s top spokesman, Sean Parnell, took to social media that day to assert that the reported drop was a “temporary data disruption.”

#Iran #TrumpsWar #ForeverWars #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast

Adding further confusion, when the #Pentagon announced 2 of the deaths in Jordan, it said the troops were supporting the #US mission to counter the Islamic State group. The other 2 were announced in press releases simply as supporting overseas operations.

#Trump confirmed the total, writing in a Truth Social post on Tuesday that the “Iran Military Conflict” had claimed 18 lives.

#Iran #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast

It appeared to reflect that 4 soldiers had been killed since fighting resumed despite the signing of an interim ceasefire deal last month — 3 on a base in Jordan that was struck July 17 by Iranian ballistic missiles & drones, & 1 in Iraq a day later during a controlled detonation of an Iranian drone.

#US #Iran #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast

There is disagreement, however, among senior #US officials over whether to proceed with attacking the militant group. A vocal advocate for using force is the #NationalSecurity Council’s senior director for counterterrorism [& #FarRight #fraudster media personality] #SebastianGorka, said the current & former officials….

#Mali #Trump #warmonger #MadWithPower #MafiaState #imperialism #sovereignty #geopolitics #law #Congress #WarPowers #InternationalLaw

WTF?

#Trump admin weighing #military options in #Mali, officials say

If approved, it would add an eighth nation to the list of countries where Trump has ordered strikes since the start of his second term.

#NationalSecurity #warmonger #MadWithPower #MafiaState #imperialism #sovereignty #geopolitics #law #Congress #WarPowers #InternationalLaw
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/07/22/trump-administration-weighs-military-options-mali-officials-say/

While other routes still are open, the #US strikes could expand further, potentially disrupting both the movement of military materiel & goods needed for #Iran’s 90 million people.

CENTCOM said it hit dozens of targets in its latest airstrikes, which concluded at dawn Friday, the 6th night in a row of US attacks.

The strikes also collapsed a tower at Iran’s Chabahar port on the #GulfOfOman, a key #trade route for landlocked, neighboring #Afghanistan….

#Trump #Congress #law #WarPowers #IranWar

#GOP Sens #RandPaul & #BillCassidy, who had previously voted to rein in #Trump’s #WarPowers on #Iran, changed their votes; Paul voted present & Cassidy voted against advancing the resolution. Sens #SusanCollins & #LisaMurkowski once again voted for the resolution, while “Democratic” Sen #JohnFetterman again voted against it. The final tally was 47-50-1.

#idiocracy #kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #law #Congress #NationalSecurity #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy

Democratic Sen #TimKaine of Virginia pressed #Rubio on why the #US #military’s targeting criteria for attacking alleged drug #boats in Latin American waters DO NOT INCLUDE DRUGS ON THE BOAT. Kaine described it as “odd” before adding that he can’t share much more because the targeting criteria are classified.

#law #Trump #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #murder #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #Venezuela #oil #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw

#Senate advances’measure to limit #Trump #WarPowers in #Iran with #GOP defections

The Senate advanced a measure Tuesday aimed at restricting Trump’s #war powers by requiring approval by #Congress for any future military action in #Iran [the freaking #law].

The measure advanced, 50-47. POS Schizo [colloquial usage] Dem Sen #JohnFetterman joined #Republicans in rejecting it, while GOP Sens #RandPaul, #SusanCollins, #LisaMurkowski & #BillCassidy voted with #Democrats.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/19/politics/live-news/todd-blanche-testimony-trump-administration?post-id=cmpd5wpgh00053b6r67g1qgc3

#Polymarket online gambling site issues hollow #Apology for allowing #wagering odds on fate of U.S. #pilots downed in #Iran

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/polymarket-apologizes-allowing-wagers-fate-us-pilots-downed-iran-rcna266715 (via Matt Lavietes/# NBCNews) #WarPowers

https://www.levernews.com/how-the-supreme-court-could-legalize-trumps-iran-war/ How The Supreme Court Could Legalize Trump’s Iran War
#IllegitimateSCOTUS
A congressional showdown over the Iran War could provide conservative injustices their long-awaited chance to let presidents launch wars without any limits or authorization.
#WarPowers #executivepower

Sen #TimKaine also echoed Sen #MarkWarner (D-VA), the top #Democrat of the #Senate #Intelligence Cmte, saying that “all of the intelligence” he has seen suggests that there was “no imminent threat” from #Iran. He said Iran was “a decade” away from building missiles that could reach the #US.

#Trump #warmonger #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast

Democratic lawmakers are criticizing Trump’s decision to strike against #Iran without congressional approval or seeking a declaration of #war in #Congress. Sen #TimKaine (D-VA), a member of the #Senate Armed Services Cmte, called the #US military campaign “an illegal war” on Fox News.

#Trump #warmonger #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03/01/world/iran-attack-khamenei-trump/886aeeb3-372d-5c16-8c46-9953c4d73349?smid=url-share

The inspiration is the 19th cent #MonroeDoctrine that prioritized #USsupremacy in the #WesternHemisphere & which #Trump has embraced & renamed the “#DonroeDoctrine.”

Experts say that while the revival of this playbook may have unnerved some #US #allies, it could also serve the interests of #Russia, locked in a war in #Ukraine, a former Soviet republic, & #China, which has long had its sights set on #Taiwan.

#MafiaState #imperialism #geopolitics #NewWorldOrder #law #WarPowers #InternationalLaw

#Russia hasn’t commented on the apparent #US operation against the Russian-flagged #OilTanker. In a statement issued on Tuesday to the state news agency #Tass, the Russian Foreign Ministry said the vessel was operating in full compliance with international #MaritimeLaw, & said it was receiving increased attention from the US & #NATO “disproportionate to its peaceful status.”

#Trump #MafiaState #geopolitics #Venezuela #law #Congress #WarPowers #sovereignty #oil #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw

Just in case you were still buying the #propaganda from the White House that this is about #DrugTrafficking, they’re making their real intentions clearer & clearer…

#Trump says the #US seized an #OilTanker off the coast of #Venezuela, amid an ongoing pressure campaign against #Maduro

It’s all about #oil.

#Hegseth #law #criminal #murder #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #Congress #WarPowers #Defense #DoD #Carribean #Pacific #InternationalLaw
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/dec/10/trump-us-politics-live-updates

"Unauthorized #military action against #Venezuela would be a colossal & costly mistake that needlessly risks the lives of our servicemembers," #Democrats Tim Kaine of Virginia, Chuck Schumer of New York & Adam Schiff of California & #Republican Rand Paul of Kentucky said in a joint statement.

#Trump #Hegseth #law #criminal #murder #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #Congress #WarPowers #Carribean #Pacific #InternationalLaw

#US lawmakers to force vote on #WarPowers if #Trump attacks #Venezuela

US lawmakers of both parties who have tried repeatedly to rein in Trump's aggression against Venezuela said Tuesday they would file a new resolution to force a congressional vote on the issue if the admin carries out a strike within the country.

#law #criminal #Hegseth #murder #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #Congress #WarPowers #Carribean #Pacific #InternationalLaw
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-lawmakers-force-vote-war-powers-if-trump-attacks-venezuela-2025-12-02/

Mad with power

#Trump threatens #US #military action in #Nigeria over treatment of #Christians

Trump said on Saturday that he has asked the #Defense Dept to prepare for possible military action in Nigeria if the Nigerian government "continues to allow the killing of Christians."

#law #Constitution #InternationalLaw #WarPowers #NewApostolicReformation #NAR #Congress #AbuseOfPower #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Dictatorship #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/trump-threatens-us-military-action-nigeria-over-treatment-christians-2025-11-01/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement