Trump ultimatum: Open Hormuz in 48-hours or your powerplants will be destroyed. (Poll)

[kyzr]

Then price spikes in the US will soar, and Iran will continue selling to Russia, China, India, etc. The sole reason why the US even gave Iran waivers was to prevent this

Not true. Iran's oil was sanctioned, it was stranded at sea.
Now even if Iran loads tankers at Kharg island the tankers would not get past the US Navy, and would be seized.
Iran could avoid the entire mess if they opened Hormuz.
If they don't open Hormuz and Trump hits their oil infrastructure Iran becomes a destitute impoverished state.

 

[kyzr]

Then you will begin a clash with China and India, or even worse his best friend, Putin.

Not if Hormuz is reopened., China and India would be happy.
Why would Putin care? He is getting his oil sold.

 

[Mac1958]

Trump's absurd "I broke it so YOU fix it" gambit is not going to work, because the entire world knows that he's just trying to shift the blame for his own stupidity.

Europe will try to negotiate with Iran to clean this up. Like normal, intelligent adults who understand geopolitics and world history.

 

[krichton]

Not true. Iran's oil was sanctioned, it was stranded at sea.
Now even if Iran loads tankers at Kharg island the tankers would not get past the US Navy, and would be seized.
Iran could avoid the entire mess if they opened Hormuz.
If they don't open Hormuz and Trump hits their oil infrastructure Iran becomes a destitute impoverished state.

And what then? Where is their leverage then? Iran tried to negotiating with the US and then the US bombed Iran in the middle of talks, which hadn't even concluded yet. This is because Trump has no ability to negotiate. That's why he started a war. He's weak and ineffective. Unfortunately we have a president that doesn't kow the first thing about negotiation.

 

[krichton]

Not if Hormuz is reopened., China and India would be happy.
Why would Putin care? He is getting his oil sold.

They're considered friendly nations and have no issues with getting Iranian oil through the strait so it doesn't matter to them.
The Strait will never open by sanctioning Iran's oil again. This will crush our gulf allies, and Iran knows this and will potentially overturn even the Senate the longer this drags on.

 

[kyzr]

Trump's absurd "I broke it so YOU fix it" gambit is not going to work, because the entire world knows that he's just trying to shift the blame for his own stupidity.
Europe will try to negotiate with Iran to clean this up. Like normal, intelligent adults who understand geopolitics and world history.

You mean the EU will lick Iran's boots and say "please develop nuclear weapons and ICBMs to threaten us with".

 

[kyzr]

And what then? Where is their leverage then? Iran tried to negotiating with the US and then the US bombed Iran in the middle of talks, which hadn't even concluded yet. This is because Trump has no ability to negotiate. That's why he started a war. He's weak and ineffective. Unfortunately we have a president that doesn't know the first thing about negotiation.

Jarad and Witkoff were finished negotiating. Iran said they are proceeding with nuclear weapons development. Iran was weeks away from having bomb grade enriched uranium. Trump knew he had to stop Iran now.

MSN

Iran claimed to have enough uranium for 11 nuclear bombs, US envoy Witkoff says​

Witkoff also claimed that he and Kushner, on behalf of the US, offered to provide Iran nuclear fuel for the next decade on the condition it was not used for any weapons program.
“They rejected that, which told us at that very moment that they had no — no notion of doing anything other than retaining enrichment for the purpose of weaponizing.”

“The 60% material, Sean, can be brought to 90%, that’s weapons-grade, in roughly one week, maybe 10 days at the outside. The 20% can be brought to weapons-grade inside of three to four weeks.”
“They were proud of it,” Witkoff went on. “They were proud that they had evaded all sorts of oversight protocols to get to a place where they could deliver 11 nuclear bombs.”

 

[kyzr]

They're considered friendly nations and have no issues with getting Iranian oil through the strait so it doesn't matter to them.

If the US Navy seizes the Iranian oil tankers, Iran gets no oil revenue.

The Strait will never open by sanctioning Iran's oil again. This will crush our gulf allies, and Iran knows this and will potentially overturn even the Senate the longer this drags on.

So who can hold their breath longer, Iran or the Gulf states? If Iran gets pulverized and desperately needs revenue to repair their broken country, or the super wealthy Gulf states? If Iran doesn't open Hormuz they will never sell any oil.

 

[Cellblock2429]

If you can document any public poll that reflects your veneration, do so.

If you can't, that is revelatory, as well.

/-----/ Here ya go. Likely voters, and they favor democRATs so you can't scream "Fox News lies."

Methodology

The Emerson College Polling national survey was conducted January 17-19, 2026. The overall sample of US likely voters, n=1,000, has a credibility interval, similar to a poll’s margin of error (MOE), of +/- 3 percentage points. The data sets were weighted by gender, education, race, age, party registration, and region based on U.S. Census parameters and voter file data.

It is important to remember that subsets based on demographics, such as gender, age, education, and race/ethnicity, carry with them higher credibility intervals, as the sample size is reduced. Survey results should be understood within the poll’s range of scores, and with a confidence interval of 95% a poll will fall outside the range of scores 1 in 20 times.

January 2026 National Poll: Democrats Start Midterm Election Year with Six-Point Advantage on Generic Congressional Ballot - Emerson Polling

Majority (57%) think ICE’s presence in communities is more harmful than beneficial A new Emerson…Full Release & Results

emersoncollegepolling.com

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[schmidlap]

/-----/ Here ya go. Likely voters, and they favor democRATs so you can't scream "Fox News lies."

Methodology

The Emerson College Polling national survey was conducted January 17-19, 2026. The overall sample of US likely voters, n=1,000, has a credibility interval, similar to a poll’s margin of error (MOE), of +/- 3 percentage points. The data sets were weighted by gender, education, race, age, party registration, and region based on U.S. Census parameters and voter file data.

It is important to remember that subsets based on demographics, such as gender, age, education, and race/ethnicity, carry with them higher credibility intervals, as the sample size is reduced. Survey results should be understood within the poll’s range of scores, and with a confidence interval of 95% a poll will fall outside the range of scores 1 in 20 times.

January 2026 National Poll: Democrats Start Midterm Election Year with Six-Point Advantage on Generic Congressional Ballot - Emerson Polling

Majority (57%) think ICE’s presence in communities is more harmful than beneficial A new Emerson…Full Release & Results

emersoncollegepolling.com

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One January 17-19, 2026 poll reflected your veneration? Got it.

If you are receptive to a more timely public survey by Emerson:

On the generic 2026 congressional ballot, 49% plan to support the Democratic candidate, while 42% support the Republican. Nine percent are undecided. ​

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“Democrats have maintained an edge over congressional Republicans for the entirety of 2026, while Republican support has been consistent at 42%,” Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, said. “Democrats have an 18-point advantage among independent voters, 49% to 31%, and a 21-point edge among Hispanic voters, leading 53% to 32%.”​

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I have never screamed "Fox News lies," of course, and invariably include it as one of the Real Clear Politics compilations.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Wait a minute, did you just say “thank you Iran?” You need to stop swallowing all this Islamic cum and thanking them for it.

One day soon you’ll wake up in a country that’s made lethal enemy out of every country that used to take its currency and buy its debt

Trump just asked for $1.5 T to reward a bloated and incompetent Milo and is discussing cuts to Medicare

Looking at historic midterm losses

 

[Cellblock2429]

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One January 17-19, 2026 poll reflected your veneration? Got it.

If you are receptive to a more timely public survey by Emerson:

On the generic 2026 congressional ballot, 49% plan to support the Democratic candidate, while 42% support the Republican. Nine percent are undecided. ​

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“Democrats have maintained an edge over congressional Republicans for the entirety of 2026, while Republican support has been consistent at 42%,” Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, said. “Democrats have an 18-point advantage among independent voters, 49% to 31%, and a 21-point edge among Hispanic voters, leading 53% to 32%.”​

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I have never screamed "Fox News lies," of course, and invariably include it as one of the Real Clear Politics compilations.

/------/ Schmidtlap demands "If you can document any public poll"
I post a poll; Schmidlap still complains.

 

[Zincwarrior]

OK. What happens when they have no bridges or no oil infrastructure?

They will keep shooting drones.

 

[schmidlap]

/------/ Schmidtlap demands "If you can document any public poll"
I post a poll; Schmidlap still complains.

Of course, I did not complain.

I readily acknowledged that a January poll reflected your veneration.

 

[Cellblock2429]

Of course, I did not complain.

I readily acknowledged that a January poll reflected your veneration.

/----/ schmidlap complains that he never complained.

And thank you:
Definition of veneration
as in reverence
a feeling or act of great respect, admiration, or devotion

 

[kyzr]

They will keep shooting drones.

Ok, and we will keep shooting them down. More of a nuisance than a military concern. 110# of explosives can blow up a car, or damage a building, or damage a plane on the ground, meh.
Compare that to a devastated country in ruin. No bridges, no power, no oil revenue, just crazed Jihadis.

 

[Conservative from Georgia]

Now we're getting somewhere:

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-threatens-iran-with-power-plant-strikes-over-hormuz-blockade-2026-03-22/

Trump, Iran threaten power, energy targets as war escalates​

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/us-israel-iran-war-trump-threatens-to-obliterate-iran-power-plants-if-strait-of-hormuz-doesnt-open-in-48-hours-11249196

'Open Hormuz Or Will Destroy Power Plants': Trump Warns Iran, Tehran Responds​

Trump gives Iran 48-hour ultimatum to reopen Strait of Hormuz or face strikes on power plants

Trump warns Iran it has 48 hours to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz or the U.S. will strike and obliterate its power plants, starting with the largest.

www.foxnews.com

I fully support this ultimatum. Get that oil moving!!

 

[schmidlap]

/----/ schmidlap complains that he never complained.

And thank you:
Definition of veneration
as in reverence
a feeling or act of great respect, admiration, or devotion

How did I "complain"?

You had satisfied my request, "If you can document any public poll that reflects your veneration, do so." by citing one from January.

I acknowledged, "One January 17-19, 2026 poll reflected your veneration? Got it."

 

[Zincwarrior]

Ok, and we will keep shooting them down.

Apparently a bunch are getting through.

More of a nuisance than a military concern. 110# of explosives can blow up a car, or damage a building, or damage a plane on the ground, meh.

Shoot an F-15 out of the air. Set a superheavy oil tanker on fire. Put a refinery out of action for a year.

Compare that to a devastated country in ruin. No bridges, no power, no oil revenue, just crazed Jihadis.

They don't have to win, just not lose. Given the government is run by violent radical religious nutjobs, I would imagine their spirit to continue is as good as North Vietnam.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Iran is like the crazy hot girl. Don't stick your dick in crazy.