Vaping is how I quit smoking cigarettes. I was also much more addicted to vapes than I ever was to cigarettes, but at least I didn’t cough as much. Now I use nicotine pouches. The day all this shit is illegal is going to be a good day for human health.

You are simply divorced from reality.

Yes. Apparently Putin does too since he recently mentioned that they might give nukes to Iran.

Here’s what I believe out of all this:

• Iran is a totalitarian theocracy that has been trying to develop nukes for a long time.
• Everyone except the Iranian government would rather Iran not have nukes. It would essentially be the middle eastern version of North Korea.
• Israel attacked a lot of Iran’s air defenses and convinced Trump this was a unique opportunity to strike Iranian nuclear sites. Israel doesn’t have the capability since they don’t have bunker busters and the sites are underground. They probably convinced him he would be seen as bringing peace to the middle east which is why he ended his post about peace.
• Trump legit thinks this is a 1 time thing and he can be done with it. He’s not trying to turn Iran into a puppet state, just wipe out their nuclear capability.
• Trump is wrong and we’re going to be dragged into another war in the middle east. Just because Iran’s military couldn’t attack the US, doesn’t mean there won’t be consequences. I think trump is too stupid to see that far ahead.

What I foresee is Iran closing the straight, which will raise oil prices, which will raise US gas prices. This is when MAGA representatives will break with trump because he will be incapable of walking back or expressing regret. I also foresee Iran trying some 9/11 style attack on the US, dragging America back into the middle east.

If you think Iran’s nuclear program was entirely about nuclear energy, I’ve got a bridge over the straight or Hormuz to sell you.

China is right to be skeptical of the US. But this might be a case where they’re somewhat aligned. Beijing probably would rather Iran not have nukes since that would make them a much more powerful player in the region. And China is very energy dependent on oil imports. If the straight is closed, that would greatly impact Chinese industry.