Bozo's timelines . . .

Funny how Bozo has gone from "They're desperate for a deal . . . I don't care if they do or don't . . . I'm in no hurry" to . . .

"They better make a deal soon because I need it now!"

It's just lie after lie as this incompetent moron blunders from one fiasco the next.

There’s another dozen moronic utterances, “Help is on the way” ……”Take over your country “…just to name a couple, a natural fool who effortlessly embarrasses himself

What deal ae you talking about an what is really the background to the above, So another attack of total idiocy by you is obvious.

Donald has found the Achilles heel…the straits. A few more months and the oil will have to be switched off. Gentle pressure with few lives lost except for the tragic school misshap. If he is ultimately successful the crow will flow.

"Donald has found the Achilles heel…the straits."

There's delusional . . . there's bonkers delusional . . . and then there's this.

Bozo was warned that Iran would close the Straits of Hormuz and chose to ignore the warnings, believing that his strikes alone would subdue Iran. Now when Iran did exactly what he was warned they would do, he started off saying "who knew" as if it was a big surprise and then started bleating about the NATO countries helping to open them . . . help that he previously claimed wasn't necessary.

No-one underestimated the inportance of the Straits of Hormuz like Bozo . . . so to read someone saying that he's "found the Achilles heel" is nothing short of astounding. How brainwashed can you be to think this is something he's discovered all by himself?

The mid-terms are approaching, and Trump's approval ratings continue to decline. I do not see them going below 30% because of the ever faithful MAGA that likes Trump's brand of authoritarianism.

However, Trump has lost the independents, about a third of the population.

So, time is running out for the Republicans, with just 5 months until the mid-terms.

Trump is not going to end this war soon, unless he accepts some totally embarrassing deal.

This bumbling idiot ended the Obama deal, and replaced it with nothing. That caused Iran to start the process of building nukes. Iran have said they will accelerate this, if they Trump attacks again. It could take them 4 months to have an operational nuke - just in time for the mid-terms.

Fans of Trump will say that the Obama deal never solved anything, and only kicked the problem into the future. However, the plan proposed by Trump that was not accepted by Iran, just did the same. It banned nuclear enrichment for a set period of time. (Something like 5 years longer than Obama).

"Bozo was warned that Iran would close the Straits of Hormuz and chose to ignore the warnings, believing that his strikes alone would subdue Iran."

So I ran should be allowed to threaten international terrorism on the whole world everytime they don't get their way? Nah ..screw that, it's time to call their bluff and force them to comply...

Donald has found the Achilles heel…the straits. A few more months and the oil will have to be switched off. Gentle pressure with few lives lost except for the tragic school misshap. If he is ultimately successful the crow will flow.

If the Strait of Hormuz is closed for three months, it triggers a catastrophic global energy and economic crisis. Because nearly \(20\%\) of the world's petroleum passes through this narrow Iranian choke point, a three-month shutdown causes massive supply shortages and severe worldwide ramifications. [1, 2, 3, 4]

1. The Energy Shock

1. Massive Supply Deficit: Roughly 21 million barrels of oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) flow through the strait daily. Bypassing pipelines can only handle about 5 million barrels a day. This creates an unfillable deficit of over 15 million barrels daily.
2. Price Spikes & Reserves: Crude oil futures would rapidly surge into triple digits. Nations will tap their Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPRs) to ease the immediate pain, but these finite buffers cannot replace three months of continuous lost flow.
3. Fuel Shortages: Supplies for jet fuel, diesel, and gasoline will dwindle rapidly, causing prices to soar and airlines or shipping lines to face severe operational limits. [1, 2, 3, 4]

2. Supply Chain & Trade Breakdown

1. Stranded Cargo: Thousands of ships and fully loaded oil tankers would be stranded in the Persian Gulf. Ports like Dubai's Jebel Ali would face extreme congestion as regional transshipment hubs stall.
2. Soaring Insurance Costs: "War risk" maritime insurance premiums will skyrocket. For the vessels that continue to move globally, these costs are passed on directly to consumers, exacerbating inflation. [1, 3, 4]

3. Economic & Industrial Consequences

1. Global Recession: The massive supply shock forces central banks to abandon rate cuts, and potentially increase policy rates to combat inflation. An extended closure strongly threatens a worldwide recession.
2. Agricultural Crisis: Essential fertilizers and petrochemicals that move through the strait will be halted. This can cause massive disruptions to agricultural planting seasons and threaten global food security.
3. Power Outages: Nations highly reliant on Qatari LNG (like countries in Europe) will face severe winter energy deficits, leading to the potential for rolling blackouts and manufacturing slow-downs. [1, 2, 3, 4]

Shamepies ... ffs. get a grip TZees

invest in a pair of earplugs, Trump’s fan club has had nothing to cheer throughout the war so I expect a crescendo of applause if he scores a long overdue win from the most powerful nation and best military in the world.

That said nothing will change the fact that the Clown bungled his way from the start of over 3 months ago to when the war ends.

one of my favourite US political pundits

So I ran should be allowed to threaten international terrorism on the whole world everytime they don't get their way? Nah ..screw that, it's time to call their bluff and force them to comply...

International terrorism... Nothing less.

It is very funny because terrorism is the use of terror to meet political goals.

Which is what the US have been doing with their string of political assassination.

Which was endorsed on this board as liberals proclaim that people who are now in charge of Iran should lived in fear as they know they are next in line.

Very funny.

so to read someone saying that he's "found the Achilles heel" is nothing short of astounding. How brainwashed can you be to think this is something he's discovered all by himself?

I’m trying to understand this. I say the Donald has found their Achilles heel and you think that means I don’t know he was advised everyday on alternative tactics?

So when somebody writes Hitler took France, do you also believe the claim is he did it by himself. Or perhaps more to the point when somebody says Biden created the American Rescue Plan, he came up with that all by himself?

I'm saying the Straits of Hormuz have proven to be Bozo's Achilles heel, not Iran's.

If you think Bozo has turned the Straits into anyone's Achilles heel then I'm suggesting you're delusional.

Clear now?

How brainwashed can you be to think this is something he's discovered all by himself?

So I guess you are implying he only came across this tactic because Iran did it first. I doubt it, that was probably presented to him as a tactic way before the war started. What Iran did was legitimize the reverse tactic.

Bozo has turned the Straits into anyone's Achilles heel then I'm suggesting you're delusional.

Not anyone’s ….Iran. Their revenues are significantly effected and the storage issue grows by the week.There is a point where this won’t be sustainable.

Of course there is the global energy issue which creates its own pressure back on the US and politics amplifies this. Whether the US can sustain the policy is unclear…..nonetheless, it is putting huge pressure on Iran without the deaths of the first few weeks.

The weakness .. or Achilles heel…in Iran’s strategy of closing the Straits clinically exposed

"Not anyone’s ….Iran. "

You can ad China ...all that cheap sanctioned oil ...hell of an competitive edge...

Nero fiddles while Rome burns ...

So I guess you are implying he only came across this tactic because Iran did it first. I doubt it, that was probably presented to him as a tactic way before the war started. What Iran did was legitimize the reverse tactic.

Seems to me a counter blockade wasn't something that was seriously considered before the war began. Iran implemented their blockade from March 1st, the US implemented their counter blockade on April 13th. If it was something the US had considered before the war as a counter to Iran possibly blockading the Straights, or they intended to do it all along and were simply waiting for Iran to do it to legitimize the tactic in reserve, then why did they wait almost a month and a half before implementing it?

Also, they didn't really need a way of legitimizing the tactic, as a blockade is an action considered legal during a war. But then again, no one really considers this war legally justifiable.

Given the Trump administration's chaotic handling of this war, it's far more likely this was something they came up with when they felt that they could neither bomb Iran into submission, prevent Iran retaliating against critical infrastructure in the Gulf or could they reopen the Straights of Hormuz without taking significant risks.

Not anyone’s ….Iran. Their revenues are significantly effected and the storage issue grows by the week.There is a point where this won’t be sustainable.

Of course there is the global energy issue which creates its own pressure back on the US and politics amplifies this. Whether the US can sustain the policy is unclear…..nonetheless, it is putting huge pressure on Iran without the deaths of the first few weeks.

The weakness .. or Achilles heel…in Iran’s strategy of closing the Straits clinically exposed

We don't know that.

The problem with this strategy is that it assumes Iran will collapse once they run out of money. The first issue is that we don't know how long that will be. I'm seen suggestions of it taking anywhere from two to six months. But even if we get to that point, we can't assume the Iranian regime will just throw in the towel or the people will rise up and overthrow them. Just as in January, the regime may crack down very heavily on any internal uprising. There is also the possibility the people simply won't rise up even if they want to out of fear.

Meanwhile, I've seen economists predict a global recession if the blockade lasts into August.

Iran can not get their way with this...pity the rest of the world is so pathetically weak on this ...Iran is threatening the whole world's economy because they can't get their own way....have been doing so for a very long time ..enough is enough...it has to stop...keep the straight closed until they give...the rest of the world will adapt...

Iran can not get their way with this...pity the rest of the world is so pathetically weak on this

Never ever never, blame the batshit evil mad unqualified bastard.