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9. Closing the Straits of Hormuz fits in with Russia's need to

Reply to kurtyboy (Original post)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 09:03 PM

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lower the worlds access to Middle East oil. Lowering this source not only drives up the price of oil, which Putin needs for his bankrupt country, but also drives many that need oil to tap into his supply that sits in his "Shadow Fleet" tankers now stalled due to sanctions. Putin is happy to see this.

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