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Info about Strait of Hormuz (Original Post) jeffreyi 4 hrs ago OP
Excellent video. Some of the points he made Wonder Why 1 hr ago #1
Thank you for posting this LetMyPeopleVote 10 min ago #2

Wonder Why

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1. Excellent video. Some of the points he made
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 04:19 PM
1 hr ago

Hormuz is not closed. Some ships going through.

Most ship are stopped, waiting for things to play out.

War insurance will probably be required but the rising costs will likely make shippers use other routes.
There are few alternatives to going through the straight.
Most affected will be Southeast Asia.
Limited number of tankers. Even more Limited number of the very large ones and costs have dramatically gone up for used ones.

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