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Trump told the man who controls 12% of the world’s oil to kiss his ass. That man just restructured Middle Eastern security with Ukraine, telling Trump, "It's over".

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[–] tryagain@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 month ago

The only prudent move for the Gulf states is to ditch the US.

Exactly. Iran said as much last week. It's widely believed (but not confirmed) that Macron did a deal with Tehran to allow that French tanker through today.

The Iranians have made association with the US a liability for anyone who needs gulf oil and there is nothing the US can do to stop it.