@AstroMancer5G I think the fallacy is linking "opening the strait" with "lowering oil prices". #USA can try (and might be successful) to open the water way, that won't prevent #Iran from targeting energy infrastructure in the #gulf (they can even attack desalination plants in the region) rendering the whole region uninhabitable (!). There won't be #oil to "transit safely" through the so called "strait" 🙄. Iran's back to the wall, bombed daily, and decapitated already. #StraitOfHormuz

From https://t.me/pravdaGerashchenko_en

#Ukrainian officers said they were surprised by the thoughtless use of air defence systems in #Gulf countries.

▪️ According to #Ukrainian military, multiple missiles could be launched at a single target - up to eight #Patriot interceptors, even against relatively simple targets.

▪️ There have been cases when #SM_6 missiles, costing around $6 million each, were used to intercept cheap drones, while #Shahed drones themselves cost roughly $70,000.

U.S. Stocks Slide Toward Fourth Straight Losing Week as Iran War Escalates with Troop Buildup - Market Insider

Dow drops 239 points, S&P and Nasdaq weaken amid $100+ oil and fresh Gulf strikes; quadruple witching adds volatility

Market Insider

The data from #Ukrainian #Patriot crew missions has been shared with #allies. However, the #US and its allies in the #Gulf do not appear to have paid attention.

https://www.thetimes.com/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/us-welcome-ukraine-help-air-defence-lkdr7d6j6

so, what if #trump opened #StraitOfHormuz by force (however that looks like), just to have #iran bombing the hell out of energy facilities in the #gulf region along with #oil & #gas fields? you'd have the strait open, while having nothing to ship through ?
Global markets sink, fuel prices soar as Iran hits Gulf refineries in multiple countries
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/livestory/us-israel-iran-war-9.7134369?cmp=rss

⬆️ >> Lots of #financial shenanigans afoot with #DFCInsurance they "already anticipated… because #Lloyds does call #ForceMajeure and the policies drop away…"

This is a long, deep story along a global #fertilizer - #famine axis.

The Architectural Fracture: How #Insurance, Not Missiles, Sealed #StraitOfHormuz

#US response was financial rather than naval. #DFC announced a $20B reinsurance plan for #Gulf shipping and named #Chubb [check hashtag] as lead insurance partner

https://shanakaanslemperera.substack.com/p/the-nitrogen-trap

Canada and allies say they could ‘contribute’ efforts on Strait of Hormuz
Canada is amongst several nations who 'condemn in the strongest terms recent attacks by Iran on unarmed commercial vessels in the Gulf.'
#Canada #World #Iran #StraitofHormuz
https://globalnews.ca/news/11738135/canada-allies-strait-of-hormuz/
Canada and allies say they could ‘contribute’ efforts on Strait of Hormuz
Canada is amongst several nations who 'condemn in the strongest terms recent attacks by Iran on unarmed commercial vessels in the Gulf.'
#Canada #World #Iran #StraitofHormuz
https://globalnews.ca/news/11738135/canada-allies-strait-of-hormuz/
Canada and allies say they could ‘contribute’ efforts on Strait of Hormuz
Canada is amongst several nations who 'condemn in the strongest terms recent attacks by Iran on unarmed commercial vessels in the Gulf.'
#Canada #World #Iran #StraitofHormuz
https://globalnews.ca/news/11738135/canada-allies-strait-of-hormuz/