drkohler on 12 March 2026
| SvennoJ said: Iran’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, said the Strait of Hormuz – through which around a fifth of the world’s oil ordinarily flows – would remain closed, putting further upward pressure on energy prices. |
Fun fact Americans seems to be totally unaware of:
Since the war started, Iran has been increasing its oil exports at the Strait of Hormuz. Shadow tankers (Chinese owned tankers operating under weird flags) have continuously loaded Iranian oil and sailed east. Apparently the tankers use short-wave radio transmissions to communicate with Iranians that "we are the good guys, don't shoot"...
