How Bad Could the Iran Oil Crisis Get?
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If you want to see just how bad this energy crisis can become, just read what President Trump and Iran are saying to each other. On Saturday night, Trump posted a missive to Truth Social. He wrote, 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. It's a brutal threat meant to make Iran back down.
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