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EX500rider

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1. Iran shooting themselves in the foot as India just bought a lot of their oil nt

Reply to SamuelTheThird (Original post)

Thu May 14, 2026, 03:15 PM

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As of April 2026, Indian refiners have resumed purchasing Iranian oil for the first time in seven years, importing approximately 4 million barrels to secure energy supplies during Middle East volatility

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Indian-flagged boat sunk off Oman in latest attack on Gulf shipping [View all] SamuelTheThird Thursday OP

Iran shooting themselves in the foot as India just bought a lot of their oil nt EX500rider Thursday #1

Iran shooting everyone, if you think this only harms them you're kidding yourself SamuelTheThird Thursday #2

It last long enough and the world will open the straight, IRGC be damned EX500rider Thursday #5

Praytell, how precisely does one 'force' it open? SamuelTheThird Thursday #8

It's a military problem so of course there is a military solution EX500rider Thursday #9

lol it's not a video game SamuelTheThird Thursday #10

They could also get all of their oil infrastructure and power plants and bridges destroyed EX500rider Thursday #11

The fact this isn't being done should tell you something SamuelTheThird Thursday #13

Shortage is not the same thing as out of fuel and economy grinding to a stop EX500rider Thursday #14

The 1st question is how many missles, drones, airborne and seagoing can a CIWS and missles take care of? Eko Friday #17

CIWZ would be the last line of defense- layered defense would be the object EX500rider Friday #18

"Why would one ship being hit "stop the whole thing"?" Eko Yesterday #19

Shouldn't be that hard to explain EX500rider Yesterday #20

Sure, all that sounds good. Eko 10 hrs ago #21

also, Iran did not just do this. Eko 10 hrs ago #22

And why does that mean ships from Panama & the Philippines etc should get attacked? EX500rider 10 hrs ago #23

Feel free to show me where I said that. Eko 9 hrs ago #24

War is hell n/t leftstreet Thursday #3

Carrying livestock going to the UAE; Iran has reportedly seized a "floating armoury" muriel_volestrangler Thursday #4

Damned shame Mr trump directly began this mess Torchlight Thursday #6

The Strait will become impassable with all the sunken ships..then what? Deuxcents Thursday #7

It would be easier to block the English Channel sarisataka Thursday #12

O..was just a thought Deuxcents Thursday #15

It's about 30 miles wide at the narrowest and deep almost all the way across, with even deeper water on the Oman side EX500rider Thursday #16