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Iran has ramped up its threats to target economic centers throughout the Persian Gulf, with a focus on the oil production, shipping, and financial systems of nations such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, and Kuwait. Officials from Iran have declared that any Gulf state aiding US military actions against Iran will be subject to direct military retaliation. This warning encompasses crucial global economic assets, including facilities operated by Saudi Aramco, LNG export terminals in Qatar, and financial hubs in the UAE. Experts caution that Iranian attacks on Gulf oil centers could potentially disrupt up to 25 percent of global oil production capacity, leading to an energy crisis far surpassing the current price increases and pushing US gas prices to historical highs reminiscent of World War II rationing.

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00:00Iran has issued its most frightening economic warning of the entire war.
00:04And it targets the oil infrastructure that powers the entire planet.
00:08Iranian officials stated that any Gulf nation supporting U.S. military operations
00:13against Iran will face direct Iranian military targeting.
00:17That means Saudi Aramco, the world's largest oil company.
00:22Qatar's LNG terminals, which supply gas to Europe and Asia.
00:26The UAE's financial hubs, Kuwait's oil fields.
00:31These facilities collectively manage up to 25% of the world's total oil production capacity.
00:37If Iran follows through, the global energy system faces collapse at a scale not seen since World War II.
00:44For Americans, this is not abstract.
00:47This is $7 or $8 a gallon at the pump.
00:50Heating bills that double.
00:52Economic consequences that reach every household in every state.
00:56Iran is not just fighting a military war.
00:59It is now threatening to take down the global economy.

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