The full related tweet:

Israel, out of anger for what has taken place in the Middle East, has violently lashed out at a major facility known as South Pars Gas Field in Iran. A relatively small section of the whole has been hit. The United States knew nothing about this particular attack, and the country of Qatar was in no way, shape, or form, involved with it, nor did it have any idea that it was going to happen. Unfortunately, Iran did not know this, or any of the pertinent facts pertaining to the South Pars attack, and unjustifiably and unfairly attacked a portion of Qatar’s LNG Gas facility. NO MORE ATTACKS WILL BE MADE BY ISRAEL pertaining to this extremely important and valuable South Pars Field unless Iran unwisely decides to attack a very innocent, in this case, Qatar - In which instance the United States of America, with or without the help or consent of Israel, will massively blow up the entirety of the South Pars Gas Field at an amount of strength and power that Iran has never seen or witnessed before. I do not want to authorize this level of violence and destruction because of the long term implications that it will have on the future of Iran, but if Qatar’s LNG is again attacked, I will not hesitate to do so. Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP

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Looks like Israel got too excited, but Trump is looking for a reason to blow up all of Iran’s oil anyway.

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    He’s panicking because he knows this war is his doom.

    Even with all the attacks he’ll pull on the midterms, he knows he’s more likely now than ever to lose congress enough to ensure his impeachment, removal and prosecution (assuming the Dems get their heads out of their asses.)

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      He survived 2020, the corporate dems will never let Trump see justice. It’s over 300 lawsuits now. No justice served. I would love to see it though. He deserves solitary confinement with the rest of the pedophile rapists.

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      Dude said I’m going to take control of Venezuela because it has the world’s largest reserve of oil. Oil companies said, it isn’t really a good investment for us… So they pivot to attacking the current largest choke point for oil. Surely decreasing foreign output and increasing oil prices doesn’t make Venezuelas oil drilling look any more beneficial to those companies who funded their campaigns. Oh yeah, keep cutting all competitive fuel subsidies that may help move away from oil quicker. And tear down those eye soars they call windmills! Where are they, well I’m not sure but whatever we can say bad about them, say it fast.

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    lol fucking lord

    if we bomb Iran even further, especially their oil fields… this is upsetting. the fact the WHO is discussing possible nuclear weaponry usage means the experts are taking this seriously. could result in nothing, but neither Trump nor Iran are merely talking shit. action is consistently happening.

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    Trump and his administration opposed the previous strikes on oil facilities due to the images of fires and the resulting surge in prices. However, in the case of gas, this appears to be less of a concern, the Israeli official explained.

    It’s very telling that in a moment of crisis Trump and his circle of handlers are focused on optics and the short-term news cycle over what is actually happening.

    They think if they can spin a few press cycles, no one will notice the war they started during peace negotiations.

    Can’t help but think they believe some massive press event is going to distract everyone’s attention. Again.