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  • Trump says rising oil prices ‘a very small price to pay’ for ‘safety and peace’

    03/08/2026 8:34:13 PM PDT · by Miami Rebel · 76 replies
    The Hill ^ | March 8, 2026 | Tara Suter
    President Trump said Sunday that increasing prices of oil are “a very small price to pay” for “safety and peace” amid the U.S. conflict with Iran. “Short term oil prices, which will drop rapidly when the destruction of the Iran nuclear threat is over, is a very small price to pay for U.S.A., and World, Safety and Peace,” Trump said in a Sunday evening Truth Social post. “ONLY FOOLS WOULD THINK DIFFERENTLY!” he added. The U.S. conflict in Iran caused a recent surge in domestic oil and gas prices, with the U.S. national average for a gallon of regular gasoline...
  • US Military Prepping Iran Operations That Could Last for Weeks: Reuters

    02/13/2026 6:46:31 PM PST · by thegagline · 44 replies
    NewsMax ^ | 02/13/2026 | Staff
    The U.S. military is preparing for the possibility of sustained, weeks-long operations against Iran if President Donald Trump orders an attack, two U.S. officials told Reuters, in what could become a far more serious conflict than previously seen between the countries. The disclosure by the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitive nature of the planning, raises the stakes for the diplomacy underway between the United States and Iran. U.S. and Iranian diplomats held talks in Oman last week in an effort to revive diplomacy over Tehran's nuclear program, after Trump amassed military forces in the...