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Re:US inflation jumps to 3.8% as energy costs surge from Ira... by dh2022 on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @12:25PM (#48110483)
US stopped bombing Iranian oil infrastructure when Iran responded by taking out a chunk of Qatar LNG infrastructure for a few years [0]. This example shows the escalation ladder and also proves that Iran does not need nukes for this conflict (so far at least....)

[0] https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/19/iran-attack-qatar-lng-capaci...

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Re:US inflation jumps to 3.8% as energy costs surge from Ira... by KabukiOrigin on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @12:40PM (#48110701)
Because Iran's gas fields were bombed the day before, FYI. https://apnews.com/article/iran-iraq-us-israel-trump-march-1...
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