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How is the Strait of Hormuz closed?
Posted on 4/5/26 at 9:55 am
Posted on 4/5/26 at 9:55 am
I guess I’m confused.
We can’t just blow up all their shite?
How are they physically stopping vessels
We can’t just blow up all their shite?
How are they physically stopping vessels
This post was edited on 4/5/26 at 9:56 am
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Posted on 4/5/26 at 9:57 am to texag7
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How are they physically stopping vessels
its a small area - guerrilla warfare where a very small group that is well hidden can create a threat with small rockets and/or drones
stopping them from this type of thing is kind of like trying to kill EVERY ant in your yard…
This post was edited on 4/5/26 at 9:58 am
Posted on 4/5/26 at 9:58 am to texag7
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How are they physically stopping vessels
They aren't. They are threatening them.
They could do that at any time and hold the world hostage.
almost sounds like that is leverage we should not allow them to have
Posted on 4/5/26 at 9:59 am to texag7
It's mostly shipping industry fear that closed it.
There is no physical Iranian naval blockade.
The shipping companies are afraid a random missile or drone from unorganized Iranians who still have some hidden away, might hit their ship.
Posted on 4/5/26 at 9:59 am to RohanGonzales
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They could do that at any time and hold the world hostage.
Not the world, Europe and Asia to some extent.
The Straight of Hormuz means very little to us here in the US or the Americas.
Posted on 4/5/26 at 10:00 am to texag7
Simple. Guerrilla warfare and financiers not gambling assets.
Posted on 4/5/26 at 10:00 am to RohanGonzales
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almost sounds like that is leverage we should not allow them to have
Sounds like we should have thought of this before we started dropping the bombs.
Posted on 4/5/26 at 10:01 am to Centinel
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The Straight of Hormuz means very little to us here in the US or the Americas
Categorically false.
Posted on 4/5/26 at 10:02 am to CharlesLSU
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Categorically false.
Feel free to explain how it is.
Posted on 4/5/26 at 10:03 am to texag7
Among other things they have a bunch of kamikaze drones. Very hard to stop.
We need to tell them that they will leave the straight alone or they will never export another drop of oil. Their country would collapse. Would be bad for the world economy and the countries that rely on their crude, but that’s where we are.
We need to tell them that they will leave the straight alone or they will never export another drop of oil. Their country would collapse. Would be bad for the world economy and the countries that rely on their crude, but that’s where we are.
Posted on 4/5/26 at 10:04 am to texag7
quote:They aren't.
How are they physically stopping vessels
Posted on 4/5/26 at 10:05 am to texag7
It’s insurance companies that are preventing the passage of ships
Posted on 4/5/26 at 10:07 am to 844_Tiger
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Sounds like we should have thought of this before we started dropping the bombs.
We did.
Iran says they will target ships with missiles and drones if they attempt to transit the strait without permission.
Posted on 4/5/26 at 10:11 am to TrueTiger
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The shipping companies are afraid a random missile or drone from unorganized Iranians who still have some hidden away, might hit their ship.
For good reason. No steamship line or vessel operator is going to risk crew.
Look at the Red Sea.
Posted on 4/5/26 at 10:13 am to Centinel
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Feel free to explain how it is.
Been to a gas station in the last 3 weeks?
Right or wrong, the GLOBAL oil market drives the price of fuel in the US.
Next up will be price increases on fertilizer, which will also negatively affect the global food market and thus negatively affect prices here in the US as well
Posted on 4/5/26 at 10:14 am to SloaneRanger
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We need to tell them that they will leave the straight alone or they will never export another drop of oil
Great idea in fantasy land, terrible once the Russians and Chinese show up and start escorting their tankers through.
Then we have two options - attack civilian vessels to stop them from exporting Iranian oil, or attack Russian and Chinese ships that are enforcing lawful freedom of navigation in international waters. Both would be political suicide for our government for decades.
Posted on 4/5/26 at 10:17 am to Centinel
One of many links with a common opinion
Now, you will debunk this as you feel you are far smarter than the career economists who have extensively researched the topic….
Now, you will debunk this as you feel you are far smarter than the career economists who have extensively researched the topic….
Posted on 4/5/26 at 10:18 am to Centinel
Oil, fertilizers, ammonia, lng, and other commodities are traded worldwide. By removing a portion of supply from the global market, you and every other American are now paying considerably more for those products due to reduced worldwide supply. You ask why am I paying more? Because, the companies that produce those goods in America are willing to ship them across the world to the highest bidder. So, let use refined diesel and say India is willing to pay $6/gal, the American wholesale price from a gulf refiner will be $6- transportation cost to India. Same goes for nitrogen fertilizer, LNG, sulfuric acid.
Posted on 4/5/26 at 10:19 am to OldManRiver
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Been to a gas station in the last 3 weeks?
Yes?
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Right or wrong, the GLOBAL oil market drives the price of fuel in the US.
Next up will be price increases on fertilizer, which will also negatively affect the global food market and thus negatively affect prices here in the US as well
I'm not talking temporary price fluctuations. I'm talking strategic impact. Very little of our goods or energy flows through Hormuz. That's not the case for Europe and Asia.
The Straight being closed means very little to the United States from a strategic perspective.
Posted on 4/5/26 at 10:20 am to ibldprplgld
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For good reason.
Yes.
Their fear is rational but it should have been there since 1979. Iran could have popped off bombs for decades any time
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