MicroWave1d ago

Trump officials prepping for ‘nightmare scenario’ at gas pumps: reports

https://lemmy.world/post/45052585

Trump officials prepping for ‘nightmare scenario’ at gas pumps: reports - Lemmy.World

White House officials are bracing for oil prices to surge past the $150-a-barrel mark as the Iran war stretches into its second month and the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed, according to a new report. In recent weeks, the average cost of a barrel of crude has hovered around $100, a figure that the Trump administration now sees as the new “baseline,” though a potential spike to $200 hasn’t been ruled out, a source familiar with the matter told Politico. As a result, officials have entered “all hands on deck” mode, urgently evaluating options to tame soaring oil prices — which pushed gas above $4 a gallon this week and risks inflating costs across the broader economy.

Show threadgivesomefucks

I really want to see Iran say they’ll reopen it only after trump is personally handed over to stand trial for his war crimes…

It will never work, but it’ll fracture his support and more importantly he’ll be ome convinced it’s gonna happen and start turning on his own cronies even if they’re loyal.

Apr 2 at 1:34amWeb
Show threadskulblaka1d ago
Show threadKC_Royalz1d ago

Except it’s going to devastate a lot of people financially who don’t deserve it. So ireally don’t find it funny.

But if gas hits that high it will devastate rural areas and the people who voted for this

Show threadSerinus1d ago

30% of the American public voted for these grifting idiots, not just the president, but his enablers too. This slightly disproportionately affects rural areas. We should be getting off of gas and investing in green energy anyway.

I choose to laugh. It’s better than what the people of Iran got out of it.

Man, I wonder if a better president would have come up with some kind of treaty to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.

Show threadMajinBlayze1d ago

How many times has iran been attacked for being two weeks away from nuclear weapons in the past 50 years?

What are the chances these are all true?

Show threadhumanspiral1d ago
in last 40 years, there were 2000 weeks. 1998/2000 or 99.9% of weeks this statement was proven false.
Show threadCount0428h ago

It was not. Iran’s military wanted to stay close so that if the religious fatwa the ayatollah pronounced against acquiring nuclear weapons, they’re have one quickly.

Yes, Trump murdered the one man responsible for preventing Iran from having nuclear weapons, and control went to his son who just saw every direct member of his family murdered in front of him.

Show threadspitfire1d ago
US&A has nuclear weapons and is obviously a threat to world right now.
Show threadSerinus1d ago

While that’s true, it doesn’t really contribute to the conversation or the problem at hand.

Are you implying that because the US has nuclear weapons that you’d like Iran to have them too? Because that’s the only way I can relate this back.

Show threadCount0427h ago

I’m thinking Trump murdered the one man responsible for the IRGC not acquiring nuclear weapons.

You know, the Ayatollah with the fatwa against acquiring nuclear weapons.