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WSHazel

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2. Who is getting penalized here?

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Wed May 20, 2026, 12:25 PM

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Iraq is at least neutral towards Iran, and Kuwait and Saudi Arabia can ship to the Red Sea. Qatar has a problem, as does the UAE, but it is in Iran's interest to at least be civil with them. It will more expensive, but it should not be that big a shock to global oil. It is in Iran's interest to get that strait open.

It is NOT in Trump's interest for that straight to be open, because he is trying to help American oil and natural gas companies. Trump is the one blockading the Strait, not the Iranian's.

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