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struggle4progress

(126,309 posts) Wed Apr 8, 2026, 04:01 PM Yesterday

Iran halts Hormuz traffic after Israel attacks Lebanon

Apr 8, 2026
CNN

Iran stopped oil tanker traffic through the crucial waterway after Israel attacked Lebanon, semi-official news agency Fars reported. According to Fars, just two oil tankers had crossed the strait since the ceasefire came into effect.

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Iran halts Hormuz traffic after Israel attacks Lebanon (Original Post) struggle4progress Yesterday OP
Where is Israel getting their oil from? Dave Bowman Yesterday #1
Mostly from Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan (thru Turkey and Russia) dalton99a 23 hrs ago #7
Thanks this also partly explains why the sanctions on Russian oil were removed fujiyamasan 23 hrs ago #8
Here dalton99a 23 hrs ago #9
Thanks! fujiyamasan 23 hrs ago #10
Wow, thanks a lot for the information. 👍 Dave Bowman 22 hrs ago #11
This is clearly unsustainable. OC375 Yesterday #2
Harken back just a month or so displacedvermoter Yesterday #4
Agreed, but it's still not sustainable, even for 24 hours, apparently. OC375 22 hrs ago #13
At this point I choose the side I don't know!!! Hope22 Yesterday #5
DUPE bif Yesterday #3
Your linked topic couldn't be bothered to provide anything to back the title. This topic here is duplicating... Lancero 22 hrs ago #12
Good, as they should. We're the bad guys. CoopersDad Yesterday #6

fujiyamasan

(1,778 posts)
8. Thanks this also partly explains why the sanctions on Russian oil were removed
Reply to dalton99a (Reply #7)
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 05:46 PM
23 hrs ago

Do you have a link to th site?

OC375

(1,019 posts)
2. This is clearly unsustainable.
Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 04:09 PM
Yesterday

Iran may end up making itself a bigger immediate problem for everyone than Trump, quite a feat, if they don't think this through.

What do you do when neither "side" is worth supporting?

displacedvermoter

(4,631 posts)
4. Harken back just a month or so
Reply to OC375 (Reply #2)
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 04:36 PM
Yesterday

to when travel through the Strait was not an issue, and remind me who the problem is again, both immediate and long term.

Hope22

(4,779 posts)
5. At this point I choose the side I don't know!!!
Reply to OC375 (Reply #2)
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 05:13 PM
Yesterday

The other choice has made life a living hell for too long!

Lancero

(3,277 posts)
12. Your linked topic couldn't be bothered to provide anything to back the title. This topic here is duplicating...
Reply to bif (Reply #3)
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 06:41 PM
22 hrs ago

A grand total of nothing.

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