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@Milkabot @AyeshaTariq @ramanmann1974 Can you believe this type of insight is free on the internet?

@AyeshaTariq @ramanmann1974 🤷🏽‍♂️ Iran has some missiles that say otherwise if you want to take it up with them

Technically, Iran has no legal basis to charge fees or close the Strait. Egypt's right to charge tolls for the Suez Canal is part of the 1888 Constantinople Convention, which also guarantees freedom of navigation for all nations. Egypt was granted ownership and sovereignty of the Suez Canal by the United Nations. The Strait of Hormuz is a natural international strait, not a man-made canal like the Suez. Under UN convention, all ships have an unconditional right of transit passage through the Strait. Most importantly, the Suez has an alternative - going around Africa, albeit a longer route. The Strait of Hormuz has limited alternatives, as we have quickly found out.

Military experts say it will be difficult for the United States to retrieve Iran's nuclear materials. A senile rapist who shits himself in public says it will be easy. For busy Americans, it can be hard to know who to trust.

@SecScottBessent You are w worthless POS ruining the US for a worthless POS pedophile.

Iran is the head of the snake for global terrorism, and through President Trump’s Operation Epic Fury, we are winning this critical fight at an even faster pace than anticipated. In response to Iran’s terrorist attacks against global energy infrastructure, the Trump Administration will continue to deploy America’s economic and military might to maximize the flow of energy to the world, strengthen global supply, and seek to ensure market stability. Today, the Department of the Treasury is issuing a narrowly tailored, short-term authorization permitting the sale of Iranian oil currently stranded at sea. At present, sanctioned Iranian oil is being hoarded by China on the cheap. By temporarily unlocking this existing supply for the world, the United States will quickly bring approximately 140 million barrels of oil to global markets, expanding the amount of worldwide energy and helping to relieve the temporary pressures on supply caused by Iran. In essence, we will be using the Iranian barrels against Tehran to keep the price down as we continue Operation Epic Fury. This temporary, short-term authorization is strictly limited to oil that is already in transit and does not allow new purchases or production. Further, Iran will have difficulty accessing any revenue generated and the United States will continue to maintain maximum pressure on Iran and its ability to access the international financial system. So far, the Trump Administration has been working to bring around 440 million additional barrels of oil to the global market, undercutting Iran’s ability to leverage its disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump’s pro-energy agenda has driven U.S. oil and gas production to record levels, strengthening energy security and lowering fuel costs. Any short-term disruption now will ultimately translate into longer-term economic gains for Americans – because there is no prosperity without security.

@KINGS1973 WINNING

For F sake …

@KINGS1973 I’m worried you and I do not understand the genius of this. We might just be too intelligent to understand.

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@KINGS1973 Can we go back to the losing ways of 2024?

winning ?

@KINGS1973 asking reasonable logical questions

Ask your self why are we attacking? Who are we protecting? Why no complaining about cost or access to our bases? These countries without US or Israel have military strength equal to or greater than Iran. Yet they sit idle while we spend US lives and $$. Why no push back from DJT?

@GasBuddyGuy Care to give a probability that gas reaches $5/gal?

The national average price of gasoline in the U.S. has reached $3.90 per gallon, while diesel has climbed to $5.09 per gallon. It now looks like gasoline will hit $4/gal next week and could head toward $4.10/gal and beyond.

@GasBuddyGuy Thanks!

great question- it's a nuance- depends on state/location dynamics, but nationally, I'd estimate >~90% of the rise is due to the Iran situation and <~10% is the seasonality

“CBS Evening News” viewership has fallen below 4 million since Tony Dokoupil took over as anchor. By comparison, ABC’s “World News Tonight” draws nearly 8.48 million viewers. variety.com/2026/tv/news/c…

@GasBuddyGuy Can you seperate out what the typical seasonal rise versus the Strait of Hormuz disruption increases?

According to live GasBuddy gas price data, Americans today will spend ~$350 million more on gasoline than they did Feb. 28. So far since Feb. 28, Americans have spent $3.7 billion more on gasoline.

Another donnie dotard miracle!

.@jonstewart's panel of Trumps can agree on one thing: the guy who started the war in Iran is a "low IQ individual"

The difference between hitting $5/gal in March 2022 and now is today it is in response to direct actions of the current administration's war of choice. In 2022 it was in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

@KINGS1973 Did he ever have it?

He is losing it ….

@KINGS1973 yHere ya go x.com/steak_umm?s=20

As gas prices get higher it would not surprise me to see even the flushest of consumers take a little more care in making meat purchases. Nothing puts consumers of feed more than gas prices. Beef Cuts are at luxury pricing. Luxuries go first.

I met an American expat in 2007 that was making over $200k working for USAID in Albania. Lived like a king He had no idea how to do the most basic aspects of his job. The Albanians he worked with complained that they had to do his job for him, while making 1/10 as much

So much winning

@Milkabot @Cdnfarmgirl @AprilWheeler5 You don’t trust our der’leader and his fascist band of sycophants has everything under control?

@Cdnfarmgirl @AprilWheeler5 I’m not sure how long it will last when you start seeing drone videos of American troops being hit from above or begging to drones for mercy. Just search “ POV Ukraine” in any search engine and you’ll find the videos.

More U.S. Marines and warships head to Middle East as Hormuz mission intensifies - The Wall Street Journal ⁦⁦@AprilWheeler5⁩ I haven’t read this yet but it can’t be good. 😱 apple.news/AZToPaiURQy-Ax…

Americans have now spent $2.191 billion more on gasoline since Feb. 28, mostly due to the price of oil surging due threat of attack in the Strait. $262 million today alone.