1490wayb · 56-60, M
you are exactly right...they are a paper tiger only...the world feared them for TOOOOO LONG.
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ElwoodBlues · M
@TradEmily says
Yep, those sharp spikes in gas & diesel prices in Mar 2026 are NOT caused by inflation. They're caused by Iran shutting down the Strait of Hormuz. Demand for fuel is what they call "inelastic." That means world fuel prices have to go pretty high to drive world demand down by 20%.

It's interesting that renewable energy sources can be measured in equivalent barrels of oil per day. The US consumes about 20 million barrels/day of oil, plus an additional 4 million equivalent barrels from wind & solar. Every new wind & solar project is displacing more oil demand.
but prices are now going up thanks to the war right?
Yep, those sharp spikes in gas & diesel prices in Mar 2026 are NOT caused by inflation. They're caused by Iran shutting down the Strait of Hormuz. Demand for fuel is what they call "inelastic." That means world fuel prices have to go pretty high to drive world demand down by 20%.

It's interesting that renewable energy sources can be measured in equivalent barrels of oil per day. The US consumes about 20 million barrels/day of oil, plus an additional 4 million equivalent barrels from wind & solar. Every new wind & solar project is displacing more oil demand.
1490wayb · 56-60, M
@ElwoodBlues dont forget more expensive summer blend
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carpediem · M
Damage to material things aren't as important as hurting people. Iran supported terror across the region especially through proxies who have been responsible for killing many thousands of people. They have been on a path towards a nuclear weapon which could have killed hundreds of thousands. Some say they would never use one if they had one, but their history does not prove that to be true.
Their last gasp is to limit access through the Straight of Hormuz. That has energy markets spooked and is raising oil prices which are now trading in the mid $90's. As a reference, oil peaked at $123/barrel 4 years ago. It was at $65 three weeks ago.
Their last gasp is to limit access through the Straight of Hormuz. That has energy markets spooked and is raising oil prices which are now trading in the mid $90's. As a reference, oil peaked at $123/barrel 4 years ago. It was at $65 three weeks ago.
ElwoodBlues · M
Depends on your definition of dangerous. If you were captain of a $100 million crude carrier, how many burning ships would it take before you decided not to risk the Strait of Hormuz??
At least 22 civilian ships — tankers, container ships and other bulk carriers — have been attacked in the last two weeks. REUTERS/Royal Thai Navy, Media Office of Iraqi Ports, Mohammed Aty
https://www.reuters.com/pictures/targeting-tankers-photos-irans-strikes-oil-container-shipping-2026-03-13/
This map includes onshore oil facilities hit by Iran and some tanker ships.
https://acleddata.com/report/iran-targets-global-oil-market-gulf-energy-and-strait-hormuz-are-under-fire

https://www.reuters.com/pictures/targeting-tankers-photos-irans-strikes-oil-container-shipping-2026-03-13/
This map includes onshore oil facilities hit by Iran and some tanker ships.

BlueVeins · 26-30
Iran has a very weak conventional military. They specialize in insurgencies & blocking the strait of Hormuz. Even with far superior technology, there's very little the US can do to stop them from stockpiling mines and drones in random bases hidden in the mountains and firing them at soft targets. Likewise it's pretty tough to stop the Iranians from getting on speedboats and dropping mines in the water at random.
ididntknow · 56-60, M
That all depends where you get your news, you get 10 years in prison in Israel l, if you post any pics of the damage to Israel, also America media is heavily censoring
Ferise1 · 46-50, M
@ididntknow damn…
Om2014 · 36-40, M
Real world confrontations apparantly turn out to be very different.
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
But they are successfully putting the world back on its heels!
Virgo79 · 61-69, M
They've been extremely over powered
nevergiveup · 61-69, M
Where are there nuclear weapons.
TradEmily · 26-30, F
@nevergiveup I dont think anyone said they had them. Just they are gonna make them
GoFish ·
they are dangerous thats why we are disarming them 🙄
angie8819 · 56-60, F
They arent dangerous
But some prat rattled their cage and they are blowing them to kingdom come in retaliation
But some prat rattled their cage and they are blowing them to kingdom come in retaliation
Ferise1 · 46-50, M
That’s because your brainwashed by the media every country doesn’t talk about their losses and just talks about their gains

















