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43. They are already bombing neighbouring countries

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 06:46 PM

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so attacking shipping in the straight would only be an escalation.

Stopping oil shipping through the straight would most definitely affect the US (and many other countries) as the price of crude would spike.

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Iran Reportedly Closes Strait of Hormuz, the World's Most Vital Oil Export Route [View all] orangecrush Yesterday OP

Claims to close & close are 2 different things. nt EX500rider Yesterday #1

Iran's revolutionary guards tell ships passage through Strait of Hormuz 'not allowed', EU naval mission official says orangecrush Yesterday #2

yes that is claiming it's closed, does not mean it is EX500rider Yesterday #4

However, it means that no tanker captain in his right mind Another Jackalope Yesterday #12

"Tankers Divert From Strait of Hormuz" orangecrush Yesterday #3

Sure, it's a hot war zone but does not mean the straights are closed just because Iran says so EX500rider Yesterday #6

Would I be correct orangecrush Yesterday #7

Tankers diverting to be cautious isn't the same as no shipping passing through we shall see EX500rider Yesterday #25

Thank you orangecrush Yesterday #27

Diverting where? sarisataka Yesterday #30

Diverting to somewhere that's not an active war zone EX500rider Yesterday #37

Which means sarisataka Yesterday #39

No. Commercial ships do not just say "damn the torpedoes" and sail to see what happens muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #10

Seems simple enough. Disaffected Yesterday #8

There is no part in narrow enough where one tanker could block it EX500rider Yesterday #26

Then sink the next one. Disaffected Yesterday #31

The narrowest part of the straight is 21 miles EX500rider Yesterday #33

The point is, Disaffected Yesterday #35

They can but then they risk all the neighboring countries in the Gulf joining the war EX500rider Yesterday #42

They are already bombing neighbouring countries Disaffected Yesterday #43

Yeah, but the DOW WAS over 50,000. multigraincracker Yesterday #5

Fifty thousand *dollars*! Ocelot II Yesterday #9

How DARE you!!!!! Swede Yesterday #15

UKMTO advisory: muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #11

The Straight Greg_In_SF Yesterday #13

Here's a decent one madville Yesterday #16

Shipping traffic will still go through madville Yesterday #14

Yep Greg_In_SF Yesterday #17

Gas up now in case there are shortages? Ilsa Yesterday #18

We only get 10% of our crude oil from the ME. madville Yesterday #19

I remember 5 bucks a gallon orangecrush Yesterday #21

I guess the oil companies use it as an excuse to jack prices at the pump. nt Ilsa Yesterday #23

You mean it's not supply and demand???? orangecrush Yesterday #24

And the expensive oil will be in the pipeline for months after the new oil starts flowing. Swede Yesterday #29

Thank you. nt (Phew!) Ilsa Yesterday #22

The problem is, there is NO "WE" in this scenario because "our" oil industry is not nationalized AZJonnie Yesterday #28

Prices can increase, sure madville Yesterday #34

You said "impact" not "shortages" so that's what I was responding to, as prices would be included in "impact" AZJonnie Yesterday #36

And I was responding directly to someone madville Yesterday #38

All good mate I should've looked closer at the context, I'm just saying what I was responding to AZJonnie Yesterday #40

Highly advisable orangecrush Yesterday #20

Now ships are avoiding the Red Sea womanofthehills Yesterday #32

If Iran ForgedCrank Yesterday #41