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@jimcramer Jim shut up 😭😭

I make the ratio tonight wrong. I could see us down a least .75 in nasdaq futures given the now very big run from the bottom in oil

Bloomberg: Trump administration officials are examining scenarios where oil could spike to $200 a barrel and assessing the economic impact, people familiar with the matter say.

I don’t get it. Trump told us 2 days ago that the Iranians were begging him to stop & peace talks were going well. Then we learned there were never any peace talks and the usual suspects in the media were just laundering US/Israeli propaganda again. Now I guess we’re invading?

Trump administration officials are examining what a potential spike in oil prices as high as $200 a barrel would mean for the economy #MacroEdge

JUST IN - The Pentagon, for the first time in decades, has no plans to release a Global Posture Review of its troop placement abroad — Politico

@AmichaiStein1 @Jerusalem_Post Would one of the sources happen to be called Donal Mohamed Abughdadi Trump, would he happen to look like this?

Iran-Gulf States Relations: Iran approached Gulf countries, asking them to mediate between Tehran and Washington. Their demand was: "Stop shooting at us, and we will advance talks." However, Iran refused. According to 2 sources who spoke with @Jerusalem_Post

REUTERS: Regional sources say Tehran has informed mediators it will reject any deal that does not include compensation from Israel to Hezbollah.

At least 3 congressional Republicans—including chairs of House and Senate Armed Services—are hinting strongly that a ground operation in Iran is planned and could potentially be underway soon

Iran has been laying traps and moving additional military personnel and air defenses to Kharg Island in recent weeks in preparation for a possible US operation to take control of the island, according to multiple people familiar with US intelligence reporting on the issue. - CNN

Iran has been laying traps & moving military personnel and air defenses to Kharg Island in preparation for a possible US operation to take control of the island, sources tell CNN Gulf allies are warning of significant US casualties if the US tries to take the island

JUST IN - Iran's Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi, said on Wednesday that there were no talks being held with the U.S., adding that the exchange of messages through mediators "does not mean negotiations with the U.S." — Reuters

What's Donald going to do if he declares victory, says the war is over but the Iranians decide it isn't and keep the straits closed?

IRAN BUILDING UP DEFENSES OF KHARG ISLAND TO PROTECT AGAINST POTENTIAL US GROUND ATTACK, SOURCES SAY - CNN IRAN IS FORTIFYING KHARG ISLAND WITH MINES AND AIR DEFENSES AGAINST POTENTIAL US MILITARY SEIZURE KHARG ISLAND PROCESSES ROUGHLY 90% OF IRAN’S CRUDE OIL EXPORTS, CRITICAL TO GLOBAL ENERGY MARKETS

They’re setting up oil for a squeeze like we’ve never seen before trying to swat it down before the shock begins next week in East Asia

genuinely feel bad for the guy longing oil thinking it will go up just because 20% of the worlds oil supply has been shut off for a month and every oil refinery in the middle east is on fire due to an escalating war with no end in sight

IRAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER ARAQCHI SAYS U.S. HAS FAILED IN ITS WAR GOALS INCLUDING QUICK VICTORY AND CHANGE OF REGIME

Washington’s war machine is hard at work. They are try to drag us into Iran to make it another Iraq. We can’t let them.

@IsraelRadar_com Channel 12 reporters are either overdoing the week or are engaging in an intentional misinformation campaign

❗️ Israel's current estimate: Trump may announce Iran ceasefire by Saturday (N12 News)

The justifications presented to the American public for the war in Iran were not the same military objectives we were briefed on today in the House Armed Services Committee. This gap is deeply troubling. The longer this war continues, the faster it will lose the support of Congress and the American people.

BREAKING: The White House responds after Iran rejects President Trump’s “15-point” plan: “If Iran fails to accept reality that they have been defeated, Trump will hit harder.”