Are you enjoying 30% weekly inflation rate? Wars arent free

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Wars arent free.


Wars are far from free.


Iran has done attacks on oil transport and oil production in the region, as a response to US aggression.


Iran knows it cant defeat USA in a military sense, but also cannot be defeated by it in any short time.


But economically, Iran can defeat USA.


By choking US economy, attacking its main energy source: Oil, Iran is causing trillions of dollars of damage to USA.


First, the mere military costs are already 1 billion per day.


But with rise in price of oil, economical costs skyrocket into trillions.


Because USA pays 800 billion dollars a year for oil, weekly inflation of 30% means weekly cost of around 7 billion dollars based on oil alone, assuming price doesnt keep rising.


But when oil price rises, all other prices tend to follow.


While oil itself would by current inflation cost about 400 billions per year, and military costs additional 400 billion per year, when we account for inflation of all other items, and further inflation of oil, we get result that this war, if it lasts only for a year, will cost USA trillions of dollars.


So yes, enjoy paying trillions for another unnecessary war. It took you years to defeat Iraq, and decades to defeat Afghanistan and still failed. But Iran is a bigger fish than both of these together.

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#2 •••
@SatanLucy

Venezuela oil should keep the supply chain in the US less stressed. That was the whole idea of taking their oil before attacking Iran.

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#3 •••
@Debby
Venezuela oil should keep the supply chain in the US less stressed.


Doesnt work good enough, weekly inflation rate for oil in USA: OVER 30%.

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As of early March 2026, U.S. oil prices have surged past $100 per barrel—the highest since July 2022—driven by intensifying conflict in the Middle East and concerns over supply disruptions, particularly through the Strait of Hormuz

. This rapid increase, spurred by U.S.-Israel actions against Iran, has already pushed average U.S. gas prices toward $4 per gallon, with further hikes expected. 


Key Drivers and Impacts


  1. Conflict Impact: U.S. crude (WTI) jumped over 16% in a single day, reaching around $107.06 per barrel following joint U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran.
  2. Supply Disruptions: Concerns over reduced output from Middle Eastern producers and potential shipping interruptions have caused panic buying in energy markets.
  3. Gasoline Prices: The average U.S. gas price rose to $3.45 on Sunday, up 47 cents in a week, with a potential rise to $4 per gallon, affecting consumer spending and driving up inflation.
  4. Market Forecasts: Some analysts, including Goldman Sachs, warned prices could reach as high as $150 per barrel if the conflict escalates


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U.S. oil prices (WTI) recorded their largest weekly gain in history, soaring nearly 36% to over $90-$100 per barrel by early March 2026

. This surge, driven by Middle East conflict disrupting supplies through the Strait of Hormuz, caused gasoline prices to rise, with some states seeing jumps over 40 cents a gallon.

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#6 •••

Also, what trump didnt seem to know, is who he killed.


You see, ayatollah is one title leader of Iran had, which is top expert in religious field and highest religious authority.


the other title, however, is sayyid.



Yes, Iran's Supreme Leader,

Ali Khamenei, is considered a sayyid—a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad. He is widely believed to be the 38th-generation descendant, tracing his lineage through the Prophet’s daughter Fatima and Imam Hussain. As a member of the Ahl al-Bayt (family of the Prophet), he is entitled to wear a black turban. 


Key Details Regarding Khamenei's Lineage:


  1. Title: As a descendant of the Prophet, he uses the title Sayyed.
  2. Lineage: His lineage is traced through the fourth Shia Imam, Ali al-Sajjad.
  3. Background: The Khamenei family is of Iranian Azerbaijani and Persian origin, with ancestors originally from Tafresh who migrated to Khamaneh.
  4. Family: The family claims to be Sadat-e Hosseini, connecting back to Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad.




Killing a descendant of Muhammad, and also Ayatollah and supreme leader, has caused Iran to declare holy war against USA and Israel.



A leading Iranian cleric declared jihad against America and Israel on Sunday as anti-U.S. protests swept across the region following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, The Telegraph of the United Kingdom reported Sunday.

“Jihad” is defined as a struggle or fight against the enemies of Islam and for the protection of the Islamic community.

In addition, Hezbollah said it would attack U.S. bases after two of its fighters were killed in air strikes in southern Iraq.



So now US and Israel are fighting against Hamas, Hezbollah, Yemen and Iran, and all other groups which decide to join opportunity for uniting against Israel or USA. Even China and Russia and North Korea could get involved.

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Hezbollah possesses an estimated arsenal of over 150,000 rockets and missiles, making it one of the world's most heavily armed non-state actors

. This inventory includes short- and long-range missiles, precision-guided munitions, anti-ship, and anti-aircraft weapons supplied primarily by Iran

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#8 •••
@SatanLucy

That should be enough to take Israel out of the map.

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#9 •••
@Debby

Iran also has 70,000 long range drones.


As of March 2026, Iran is estimated to possess an arsenal of thousands of drones, with some estimates suggesting over 70,000, and it has recently launched over 2,000 drones in a single, massive, coordinated attack. These low-cost "kamikaze" Shahed-136 drones, with a range of 1,500–2,500 kilometers, are designed to overwhelm air defenses.

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#10 •••
@SatanLucy

Didn’t the US military have this information before attacking Iran. Or was it Israelthat attacked Iran first according to Marco Rubio.

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#11 •••
@Debby

https://youtu.be/qZkAzeNvHbw?si=9JDy3niQ8hAB5ksa

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#12 •••

On the bright side, all this inflation will make me and my investments rich. I hope price of gold skyrockets more.

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#13 •••
@SatanLucy

It will if there is a prolonged war. Most are betting against that happening.

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Also, I like how US media isnt reporting on Iran's strikes on US radars and on Israel.


they are only reporting on Iran's strikes on other countries.

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#15 •••
@SatanLucy

Us and Usrael don’t want to portray themselves as the victims in this war.

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It's going to be a very strange world without an Iranian theocracy.


I'm sure the Royalists in France felt the same way in 1800.


For 47 years, we all assumed stability in the Middle East depended on a tyrannical Theocracy.

Strange times.

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#17 •••
@SatanLucy
Hezbollah possesses an estimated arsenal of over 150,000 rockets and missiles, making it one of the world's most heavily armed non-state actors


At the start of WW2, Japan and Germany had unmatched arsenals.

Look how it turned out for them. America could make a billion drones if it wanted to, without even raising its peacetime military spending.


Plus, the Japanese learned that Americans are nearly as suicidal as they were when it came to the hand-to-hand fighting for the islands. The only people really caring about the "high number" of US military casualties during combat for dominance and survival are usually the very ones that the US military would reject as unfit. A typical US soldier would be upset that he lived instead of his friend. You can't beat a military with soldiers like that easily.

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#18 •••
@SatanLucy
Even China and Russia and North Korea could get involved.


Russia is mad depleted from the Ukraine war, and China has had to absorb the loss of a ton of market trade revenue with the USA tariffs discouraging the purchase of Chinese goods. On top of that, the USA has removed the 2 prime sources of cheap Chinese oil, Venezuela and Iran, as the USA has complete control over who gets that oil now. North Korea is no better than a proxy nation.


China is a pragmatic nation, and it lost the global strategic layer this round.

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#19 •••
@Shoresy
America could make a billion drones if it wanted to


You mean if it has 20 trillions dollars to pay for that.

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#20 •••
@SatanLucy

They can do the 200-dollar version if they really wanted to. Just like they used TEMU tanks in WW2

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#21 •••
@Shoresy
They can do the 200-dollar version if they really wanted to


You can buy a drone for 40$. But thats not the point. Long range drones which can travel 2000 km and have guidance system and are fast and carry bomb generally cost more than 200$.

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#22 •••
@SatanLucy

They killed German tanks with Temu tanks simply by having 5 times more

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#23 •••
@Shoresy

Currently Iran has the numbers advantage in troops, because Iran isnt alone. And while US does its little blitzkriegs mostly against civilians, Iran does precise strikes on oil facilities everywhere. Merely targeting oil has already payed off for Iran.

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#24 •••
@SatanLucy

Germany had tons of troops too, until they didn't.


And Japan was very precise at Pearl Harbor, until they weren't.

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#25 •••
@Shoresy

And USA was winning in Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Somalia... until it wasnt.


But sure, keep cheering a war which will make you poorer.


If Americans were asked: Would you personally pay 1000$ for US to invade Iran, how many Americans would say "Hell yeah"?


But Americans were never asked.


Currently billions of dollars of cost per day in this war.

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#26 •••
@SatanLucy

This war will hurt the global economy especially Asia and the Middle East. America will survive like it did with previous wars.

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#27 •••

That there is a shortage of oil is a fantasy. It is gas companies taking advantage of gouging, having nothing to do with the taking down Iran. Iran was warned. They did not listen. So much for "Death to America." America thrives. Iran is a has been as long as the regime does not change. Thery will.

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We tell God what to do and then blame Him for our errors.

- Dr. Pet Dragon of Sorbonne University

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The International Energy Agency (IEA) has announced a record release of 400 million barrels of oil 

from strategic reserves to counter severe market disruptions caused by the US-Israel conflict with Iran. This is the largest release in the agency's history, aimed at stabilizing prices following threats to the Strait of Hormuz. 

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#29 •••
@SatanLucy
But Americans were never asked.


Make sure you only ask people who were around in 1979.

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#30 •••
@fauxlaw

It was driven by futures speculators, who lost money as fast as they made it.


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