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gab13by13

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2. Waiting for the price of crude to jump up,

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Wed Jul 8, 2026, 07:47 AM

Yesterday

every time he claimed a peace deal was imminent (around 43 times) the price of crude dropped.

Well I'll be hog tied, the price of crude went up 6%.

Looks like Krasnov didn't blow up all of those Iranian swift boats.

Make no mistake, the vast majority of ships getting through Hormuz have paid tolls, er..fees. Malcolm Nance explained how the Iranian swift boats do it. They pull along side an oil tanker and ask, hey oil tanker, want your windshield cleaned, 2 million dollars.

The US has escorted 3 ships through Hormuz, the rest are either Iranian or are paying fees.

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Trump on Memorandum of Understanding with Iran: 'I think it's over' - Way Too Early - MS NOW [View all] Rhiannon12866 Yesterday OP

Great good Gods, that guy is really jonesing to drop a nuke on them, isn't he?!? mwmisses4289 Yesterday #1

Waiting for the price of crude to jump up, gab13by13 Yesterday #2