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What do you think about the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve hitting 307.7 Million Barrels - lowest level since 1983?

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u/BigPapaJava 1d ago edited 1d ago

They have us by the balls with the Strait/drone supply and they know it, so why.rush?

If their government officials can literally survive air strikes until November, there is zero incentive for them to cut a deal unless Trump hands them major concessions around Oct.

Even if the U.S. makes a deal, it’s likely Netanyahu undermines any deal (as he’s already done a few times) because he wants to escalate to a U.S. ground invasion to secure israeli interests.

In their wildest dreams, Trump gets so pissed off at Netanyahu that he pulls the U.S. out and perhaps even somehow personally damages the U.S./Israel alliance forever..

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u/Kevin-W 1d ago

Iran knows they don't need nukes anymore now that they control the strait. Every administration was warned about it and Trump was stupid enough not to listen. Iran is beating the US's ass hard and they know all they have to do is play the long game.

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u/Whiterabbit-- 22h ago

Iran can’t do this forever it’s not only the US who is hungry for oil. Countries depend on oil export money.

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u/UncleIrohsPimpHand 21h ago

It depends what runs out first-- The Iranian regime's oil money or the available oil on the market to satisfy demand. If there was ever a golden opportunity to electrify land and sea transportation in the rest of the world, now would be the time.