US Perspective on the Iran - Israel / US War

[Ali_Baba]

Good thing I keep up with the the thread. The argument has slowly shifted from the US controls the Strait to the US mostly controls the Strait.

You missed the tone of sarcasm in my question on which my question was asked

( I don’t think the USA is in control, it is still contested ).

 

[Shags101]

You missed the tone of sarcasm in my question on which my question was asked

( I don’t think the USA is in control, it is still contested ).

I don’t think he “missed” it but seriously sometimes you want to believe people are credible with their views but when you leave out many gaps and only attempt to show a reader what you want them too as if that’s the whole entire story makes a person yawn and I say that on the other side we have guys like @Immortals @Persian Gulf and @Watandar who don’t just spew ones sided slanted views it’s boring and you as well let me add @AZ_HighCountry before he gets offended

 

[F-22Raptor]

Trump announces largest oil deal in history, securing 65B barrels of oil reserves in Venezuela, doubling American oil reserves!

This is massive news

 

[Ali_Baba]

Trump announces largest oil deal in history, securing 65B barrels of oil reserves in Venezuela, doubling American oil reserves!

This is massive news

So how does this benefit the people of Venezuela ?

 

[F-22Raptor]

So how does this benefit the people of Venezuela ?

$100B in private investment and thousands of jobs

 

[Shags101]

Trump announces largest oil deal in history, securing 65B barrels of oil reserves in Venezuela, doubling American oil reserves!

This is massive news

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/08/28/trump-seeks-vast-potentially-costly-us-stake-venezuelan-oil-industry/

Read the fine fine print trump isn’t telling people sounds good but when you dig into the details sounds extremely costly and extremely shady as any trump deals that no one wants to be a part of including the oil companies themselves

 

[Shags101]

Betancourt has ramped up oil output by NABEP to nearly 200,000 barrels per day from 18,000 in just two years. In the past decade he has also faced multiple investigations, in Switzerland, Spain and the United States, into alleged money laundering.
U.S. officials this year have lobbied to resolve the case in Switzerland in a way that would avoid criminal charges and end travel restrictions against Britain-based Betancourt, The Post reported, citing two people familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter.
The United States has also not acted on a Swiss arrest warrant against him, the people said. Instead, the U.S. has allowed Betancourt to enter the country repeatedly for meetings with the Trump administration, other people familiar with his travel said.

I thought trump was getting rid of those bad guys in Venezuela highlight of the article…..off topic anyway to be fair unless hes saying hey look anyone in Iran want a part of the Art of the Con cough cough Deal hit us up