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dutch777

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2. Bad effects of this will hit smaller and poorer countries first and then compound along the supply chain.

Reply to jmbar2 (Original post)

Thu Apr 16, 2026, 08:11 AM

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It will bite Asia and Africa first, followed by South America and Europe and then us and China. I would not be surprised to see China get its own flagged tanker and sail it to Iran and try and bring out a load of oil for itself and see what Trump does. He blinked when Russia took a tanker to Cuba so it would be worth a try. If it works, I bet you'd see more and more China flagged tankers and Donnie defeated and deflated again.

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Situation in the Hormuz Strait, global oil disruption is not going to resolve any time soon. [View all] jmbar2 Thursday OP

Yea................ Lovie777 Thursday #1

Bad effects of this will hit smaller and poorer countries first and then compound along the supply chain. dutch777 Thursday #2

Agree - this is a very risky time globally jmbar2 Thursday #3