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citrin_ru 5 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Mystery jump in oil trading ahead of Trump post dr...

> Iran can block the Strait of Hormuz indefinitely.

So can the US leaving Iran without means for existence. Right now Iran can export own oil but denies Arab countries form exporting their oil, I don't think such arrangement could last indefinitely.

tokai 5 months ago [–]

On the contrary, Iran get the sanctions on their oil lifted. They are in a significantly improved position economically now.

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