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10. Might be other navies will to help with that, their economies depend on it

Tue Mar 3, 2026, 03:38 PM

14 hrs ago

Key Destinations and Percentages (via Strait of Hormuz):
Asia (Total): ~82%
China: ~37.7% (Also, ~90% of Iran's specific exports)
India: ~14.7%
Other Asia: ~13.9%
South Korea: ~12.0%
Other (Europe/USA): Remaining ~18

India relies on the Middle East for about 60% of its oil imports.
More than 90% of Japan's crude oil imports come from the Middle East.

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US considering military support for Middle East oil and gas supplies [View all] BumRushDaShow 15 hrs ago OP

Bet ya the oil Traildogbob 14 hrs ago #1

Crazy! ruet 14 hrs ago #2

China... Justice matters. 7 hrs ago #38

So, we are going to endanger US lives Miguelito Loveless 14 hrs ago #3

Yeah... who will want to risk their life working on those tankers? nt Justice matters. 7 hrs ago #39

So how about calling the whole goddamn thing off Klarkashton 14 hrs ago #4

Snip from BBC nitpicked 14 hrs ago #5

They can't get Americans out but guard the oil. Srkdqltr 10 hrs ago #26

Seems like a sensible consideration to me, help tamper down the oil market jitters EX500rider 14 hrs ago #6

There are too many tankers and cargo ships stuck in the Strait right now BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago #8

Might be other navies will to help with that, their economies depend on it EX500rider 14 hrs ago #10

There are a bunch of countries who have been against our actions against Iran BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago #15

How willing they are or not will change if they run out of oil due to the Iranians stopping tanker traffic EX500rider 11 hrs ago #20

China has already been obfuscating their ships to get what they need BumRushDaShow 11 hrs ago #21

FUCK yes....what an absolute clown show, ran by the head clown himself democratsruletheday 9 hrs ago #29

I keep seeing images of the maritime situation at the moment BumRushDaShow 9 hrs ago #31

It is not sensible sarisataka 14 hrs ago #11

"the Iranians could overwhelm a ship with a swarm attack" - EXACTLY!!!!!!!! BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago #17

Once the Iranian's lose total air control Predators overhead firing on any anti-vessel activity will slow that down fast EX500rider 11 hrs ago #22

Recall how difficult it was to find Hussein's SCUD launchers sarisataka 11 hrs ago #23

Both aerial surveillance & the kill chain speed are vastly different now then in 1991 though EX500rider 8 hrs ago #35

Don't forget the people who 45 keeps claiming were "obliterated" (the Houthis) BumRushDaShow 10 hrs ago #28

Yeah but they get all their weapons from Iran who I doubt has any to spare now EX500rider 8 hrs ago #34

Oil immediately crashed nitpicked 14 hrs ago #13

It's generally been trading in the $70 - $75 range for the past week BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago #18

What about oil in the Gulf of Tonkin? Is the USS Maine available? underpants 14 hrs ago #7

We did the same thing during the Tanker War phase sarisataka 14 hrs ago #9

But there is ANOTHER HUGE DIFFERENCE BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago #12

little child rapist Whip-poor-will 14 hrs ago #14

Socialize the costs, privatize the profits Brother Buzz 14 hrs ago #16

What better time to start moving away from oil all together? OC375 14 hrs ago #19

GOP Grand Oil Party Emile 10 hrs ago #24

Ground troops were deployed to Vietnam merely to protect the airfields, don't forget Prairie Gates 10 hrs ago #25

We've entered the " Way Back Machine for Wars " .....we're re-living Bread and Circuses 10 hrs ago #27

"Why not ask Muskrat to kick in a couple hundred million." Polybius 9 hrs ago #30

Not "ironic" BumRushDaShow 9 hrs ago #32

I get what you're saying, but I don't want and EV head to be forced to pay specifically for oil Polybius 7 hrs ago #36

but FUCK YOU if you want affordable health insurance Skittles 9 hrs ago #33

Yes. Where's the $$ for this? And was it part of the "plan?" Grins 7 hrs ago #37

Probably just occurred to Trump that midterms might not Jarqui 6 hrs ago #40

Happened on this youtube video... NowsTheTime 3 hrs ago #41