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The Goal of the Iran Blockade
From robinjbrooks.substack.com
The US has announced a naval blockade of Iran, something I’ve been advocating for almost a month. An embargo of Iranian oil, which is what a blockade is, has pros and cons as I discussed in a recent post, but - at this point - the pros materially outweigh the cons. There’s two reasons why I think this. First, Iran is a relatively small supplier of oil to global markets, which means that - taking it offline - shouldn’t push the front-month futures contract for Brent much above $120, which is well-trodden territory at this point that global markets can handle. Second, much like Russia, Iran runs on the cash ... (full story)
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From cnbc.com|Apr 13, 2026|6 commentsThe U.S. on Monday has begun blocking ships from entering or exiting the Strait of Hormuz, attempting to ratchet up pressure on Iran to reopen the key oil route after peace ...
From @realDonaldTrump|Apr 13, 2026|37 comments
Iran’s Navy is laying at the bottom of the sea, completely obliterated - 158 ships. What we have not hit are their small number of, what they call, “fast attack ships,” because we did not consider them much of a threat. Warning: If any of these ships come anywhere close to our BLOCKADE, they will be immediately ELIMINATED, using the same system of kill that we use against the drug dealers on boats at Sea. It is quick and brutal. P.S. 98.2% of Drugs coming into the U.S. by Ocean or Sea have STOPPED! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DJT
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