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Europeans have choice to help secure the Strait of Hormuz' or to buy oil from US at higher cost and of course to rely more on renewable green energy they love so much.

greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 11^th, 2026 at 4:56pm:



Why was grieving her husband fake Peccar?

You're so despicable.

Iran has threatened a lot over the decades.
Time to end it and the people of Iran must step up and help to prove to the world, there won't be just another Terrorist Regime after this.

America should not put boots on the ground unless the people take action and are attacked because of it.
Only then, should America be justified to get that further involved.
...as should the UN too.

Until then.

tallowood wrote on Mar 18^th, 2026 at 5:26pm:

I'm sure Chims would say they'll blow a flat like a tyre.

Bobby. wrote on Mar 17^th, 2026 at 6:42pm:


Iran is under sanctions so China is their largest buyer of oil.

Kharg Island is where 90% of Iranian oil is exported water it too shallow on Iran coast for tankers.

He doesn't need to damage oil industry just the docks which means ships can't load oil.

While Trump hasn't really talked about regime change because of failures in Iraq and Afghanistan the Israelis see this as the end game.
It might just work if Israelis call the shots instead of USA stuffing it up as usual.

By leaving facilities intact it allows Iran to rebuild country when the Shah returns.

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/trump-criticises-allies-over-rejection-hormu...



By Parisa Hafezi, Rami Ayyub and Maya Gebeily


March 17, 20262:40 PM GMT+11     Updated 34 mins ago

DUBAI/JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, March 18 (Reuters) - Iran's huge Pars gas field was hit on Wednesday in a major escalation in the U.S.-Israeli war that sent oil prices shooting higher, and Tehran struck Qatar and fired missiles ‌at Saudi Arabia after vowing attacks on oil and gas targets throughout the Gulf.


Qatar's state oil giant QatarEnergy reported "extensive damage" after the Ras Laffan Industrial City, an energy-industry hub, was hit by Iranian missiles. Saudi Arabia said it had intercepted and destroyed four ballistic missiles launched toward Riyadh on Wednesday and an attempted drone attack on a gas facility in the east of the country.



The escalation threatens to worsen an unprecedented disruption to global energy supplies that has raised the political stakes for U.S. President Donald Trump. Diesel prices in the United States have already ​risen above $5 a gallon for the first time since the 2022 inflation surge that eroded support for his predecessor Joe Biden.


The conflict that has already halted shipping from the world's most important energy-producing region and ​could now bring lasting damage to its infrastructure. Benchmark Brent crude prices rose around 5% to above $108. Stock markets veered lower.


In Washington, U.S. spy chief Tulsi Gabbard told Congress ⁠Iran's government has been degraded since the war began on February 28, but it appears to be intact, with Tehran and its proxies still capable of attacking the U.S. and allies' interests in the Middle East.

U.S. producer prices increased by ​the most in seven months in February, driven by higher costs for services and a range of goods, and could accelerate further as the war boosts oil prices.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance said the Trump administration would announce a "couple of things" in ​the next 24 to 48 hours to tackle rising gas prices.

Pars is the Iranian sector of the world's largest natural gas deposit, which Iran shares with Qatar across the Gulf.
The attack was widely reported in Israeli media to have been carried out by Israel with U.S. consent, though neither country acknowledged immediate responsibility.


Iran's Fars news agency reported that gas tanks and parts of a refinery had been hit. It said workers had been evacuated and state media later said the fire there was under control.

Qatar, a close U.S. ally which hosts the ​largest U.S. airbase in the region, blamed the attack on Israel, without mentioning any U.S. role, and called it "dangerous and irresponsible" that put global energy security at risk. The UAE also denounced the attack.


Iran listed an array of prominent regional ​oil and gas facilities it called "direct and legitimate targets" - Saudi Arabia's Samref Refinery and Jubail Petrochemical Complex, the UAE's Al Hosn Gas Field, and Qatar's Mesaieed Petrochemical Complex, Mesaieed Holding Company and the Ras Laffan Refinery.