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highplainsdem

(62,074 posts) Sat Mar 21, 2026, 10:26 PM Mar 21

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

Source: NBC

President Donald Trump threatened Iran in a Truth Social post Saturday evening, warning that the U.S. would target the nation’s power plants if the Strait of Hormuz remained closed.

“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 wrote in the post.

-snip-

Trump wrote another Truth Social post Saturday that the U.S. military has "blown Iran off of the map" and is "weeks ahead of schedule."

"Their leadership is gone, their navy and air force are dead, they have absolutely no defense, and they want to make a deal," Trump wrote. "I don’t!"

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/natanz-iran-nuclear-enrichment-site-rcna264576

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Trump threatens to 'obliterate' Iran's power plants if Strait of Hormuz isn't opened in 48 hours (Original Post) highplainsdem Mar 21 OP

JFC Skittles Mar 21 #1

Maybe the GOP gave Trump 48 hours to clean his mess? Baitball Blogger Mar 21 #7

Have they gamed this out? flamingdem Mar 21 #2

Iran will attack its neighbors salination plants, as well as their oil production Nictuku Mar 21 #3

Yes, the whole region could become uninhabitable. The Straits being open will be meaningless. flashman13 Mar 21 #9

And Nat gas facilities and fields. paleotn Mar 21 #10

What happened to "We're not telling them what we're going to do?" and the element of surprise Prairie Gates Mar 21 #4

The bully making threats will not resolve differences. brer cat Mar 21 #5

Checking off the war crimes, one by one. nt eppur_se_muova Mar 21 #6

The worst thing about this? ShazzieB Mar 21 #8

I suspect Iran may have some asymmetric capabilities they just might decide to use Zorro Mar 22 #11

Weeks ahead of what schedule?? pat_k Mar 22 #12

There's this-- A Badger Mar 22 #13

Thanks for posting that. Here's more of their response vanessa_ca Mar 22 #19

Without Electricity modrepub Mar 22 #14

FIFA should give him another peace prize IronLionZion Mar 22 #15

More war crimes committed with our tax dollars Mysterian Mar 22 #16

If they don't open without threat...then proceeds to threaten them. travelingthrulife Mar 22 #17

Whatever. It will not happen. efhmc Mar 22 #18

Skittles

(171,679 posts)

1. JFC

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2026, 10:36 PM

Mar 21

when will the GOP DO SOMETHING about that fucking NUTCASE???

Baitball Blogger

(52,328 posts)

7. Maybe the GOP gave Trump 48 hours to clean his mess?

Reply to Skittles (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 21, 2026, 11:06 PM

Mar 21

If so, This might be his last stand.

flamingdem

(40,886 posts)

2. Have they gamed this out?

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2026, 10:36 PM

Mar 21

Trump has zero self control.

Nictuku

(4,656 posts)

3. Iran will attack its neighbors salination plants, as well as their oil production

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2026, 10:37 PM

Mar 21

This could be catastrophic.

TSF could not care less.

flashman13

(2,387 posts)

9. Yes, the whole region could become uninhabitable. The Straits being open will be meaningless.

Reply to Nictuku (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 21, 2026, 11:21 PM

Mar 21

There will be no oil to fill those waiting tankers. It would be catastrophic.

paleotn

(22,204 posts)

10. And Nat gas facilities and fields.

Reply to Nictuku (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 21, 2026, 11:58 PM

Mar 21

What would take weeks to months to get back on line and supply chains unkinked IF they stopped now, may take years. And we'll have +$5 per gas nationwide for the foreseeable future. And an economy in tatters.

Part of me wishes he'd just go ahead and do it. Blow it all up. Then no amount of voter suppression will stop the November reckoning.

Prairie Gates

(8,125 posts)

4. What happened to "We're not telling them what we're going to do?" and the element of surprise

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2026, 10:47 PM

Mar 21

Oh, right. That was Thursday's demented rant. This is Saturday's demented rant.

It's shocking that Republicans aren't ashamed of themselves.

brer cat

(27,580 posts)

5. The bully making threats will not resolve differences.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2026, 10:50 PM

Mar 21

I wish there was an adult with some influence in the WH. The republicans are fools not to try to reign him in.

eppur_se_muova

(41,921 posts)

6. Checking off the war crimes, one by one. nt

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2026, 10:57 PM

Mar 21

ShazzieB

(22,577 posts)

8. The worst thing about this?

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2026, 11:12 PM

Mar 21

Last edited Mon Mar 23, 2026, 05:59 PM - Edit history (1)

He's crazy enough to actually do this, and we all know it.

Zorro

(18,682 posts)

11. I suspect Iran may have some asymmetric capabilities they just might decide to use

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 01:16 AM

Mar 22

Cyber attacks against SCADA systems, for one. People will be very upset if communal utility systems go haywire and water, gas, and electricity get shut off -- and that would also include banking systems going offline for some duration. And of course Russia will be there lending the Iranians a hand.

I also suspect he'll wait until Friday night if he does decide to attack Iran's infrastructure -- that would dominate the Saturday news and distract from the upcoming nationwide No Kings rallies.

I'm getting ready to make my sign:

NO KINGS!
NO PEDOS!
NO NAZIS!
NO FOOLS!
NO TRUMP!

pat_k

(13,333 posts)

12. Weeks ahead of what schedule??

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 02:10 AM

Mar 22

Wasn't it all supposed to be over with the strikes on leadership? You know. Easy peasy, like Venezuela.

A Badger

(55 posts)

13. There's this--

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 04:20 AM

Mar 22

خبرگزاری فارس @FarsNews_Agency
Spokesperson of Hazrat Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters (PBUH): If the enemy attacks fuel and energy infrastructure, all energy infrastructure, information technology, and desalination plants belonging to America and the regime in the region will be targeted.
7:55 PM · Mar 21, 2026
...

Can't imagine that the Region's leaders aren't making every attempt to talk Trump back from the ledge on this one.
If they fail- then, next week could get real ugly, real fast.

vanessa_ca

(938 posts)

19. Thanks for posting that. Here's more of their response

Reply to A Badger (Reply #13)

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 04:45 PM

Mar 22

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

modrepub

(4,105 posts)

14. Without Electricity

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 06:11 AM

Mar 22

Iran can’t pump oil or natural gas. Most of this goes to India, China and Europe. Big surprise , this all seems to be aimed at our “competitors”.

This will only make the economic situation even worse. If oil/gas exports don’t quickly come online after this is resolved we’re in a world of hurt.

At some point the adults take over and will have to clean this up. I suspect the world order will be vastly different in 5 years. Hopefully the new boses will understand peace and respect are far cheaper than war.

IronLionZion

(51,253 posts)

15. FIFA should give him another peace prize

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 08:45 AM

Mar 22

Mysterian

(6,478 posts)

16. More war crimes committed with our tax dollars

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 10:34 AM

Mar 22

Will we hold the criminals accountable?

travelingthrulife

(5,176 posts)

17. If they don't open without threat...then proceeds to threaten them.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 11:02 AM

Mar 22

efhmc

(16,644 posts)

18. Whatever. It will not happen.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 02:53 PM

Mar 22

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