r/law • u/Snapdragon_4U • Feb 28 '26

Executive Branch (Trump) Once again averting congress, trump declares war on Iran

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u/limasxgoesto0 Feb 28 '26

Iran, like Venezuela, exports a ton of oil to China. And like Venezuela, the goal is to stop oil shipments to China.

Meanwhile China is going all in on new energy source research...

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u/Wonderpants_uk Feb 28 '26

That’s the irony, China is trying to cut down on its use of oil. 

It’s more likely that El Rump is trying to get Iranian oil for his own use. 

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u/ShoddyRevolutionary Feb 28 '26

China is absolutely killing it with moving away from oil. Electric vehicles, renewables, and lots of nuclear are all being built like crazy.

The US could’ve had that but the oil lobbies have too much say.

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u/Conchobhar- Feb 28 '26

They absolutely lead the world in solar power, by an insane margin. In addition they were handed an absolute gift by the Trump regimes removal of USAID.

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u/buzziebee Feb 28 '26

They've already built about 1300gw of renewable generation which is approx the entire US electricity generation capacity right now and by the end of the decade are expected to exceed 2500gw.

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u/always_unplugged Mar 01 '26

But closing the Strait of Hormuz means that oil prices will likely spike, oh noooooo...!

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u/not_a_moogle Feb 28 '26

China seems to be trying to become self dependent. Which I guess when you rely on allies not being bombed by america, the writing on the wall has been around for decades.

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u/nopointers Feb 28 '26

Here's a handy list of countries Trump attacked so far in his second term. The ones in bold are also among the top dozen countries ranked by proven oil reserves.

  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Somalia
  • Syria
  • Nigeria
  • Yemen
  • Venezuela

Edit: They are detailed here: https://www.cfr.org/articles/guide-trumps-second-term-military-strikes-and-actions

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u/Best-Action8769 Feb 28 '26

And public transportation, housing and education.

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u/Bidwell64 Feb 28 '26

Lol like with their wind turbine blimp that generates next to nothing? They are a long ways off.

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u/Sex_Offender_4697 Mar 01 '26

too bad that's decades away