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Comment by antoniojtorres

12 hours ago

Reroute where? Nonsense. If that was the case then the tensions wouldn’t be this high.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East%E2%80%93West_Crude_Oil_Pi...

Tensions are high because of all the trapped ships. Not because there's no alternative.

  • The Saudi & UAE pipelines combined can only carry around 9mbpd and are already maxed out, compared to an average of 20 through the Strait.

    • And? Reduced capacity for awhile raises prices, the Saudis can sit on some oil and have the US get rid of their geopolitical and economic rival.

      Again, short term goal is to clear out the stranded ships and the war can resume.

      Because the Iranian 10 point plan is so ridiculous even Trump isn't dumb enough to take it.

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  • That has a capacity of 7M barrels a day, so not an alternative. It'll lessen the blow a tiny bit but that's all it does

  • Ok. This is getting silly and on par with 'the straight is open; it is only closed, because Iran is blocking it' quip from Hegseth. Tensions are high, because there are trapped hips AND there is no viable alternative.

  • Wait until you hear about the Houthis.(or the fact that the pipeline is only a small fraction of the capacity of the strait).