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gab13by13

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Wed Mar 11, 2026, 10:05 AM Wednesday

Iran Is Going Scorched Earth Mode [View all]

Iran just attacked the largest refinery in the ME. Iran has been attacking refineries in numerous ME countries, so far the damage has been minimal but significant enough to temporarily shut down the refineries.

Iran is using the strategy to make the price of oil so high that the US and Israel will end the war, it's like a murder/suicide strategy.

When/if Iran starts targeting oil export facilities then the shits going to hit the fan.

I look and the price of crude and see that Dubai crude which targets the ME is 115 dollars a barrel today but West Texas crude is 86 dollars a barrel today. Which number is the most accurate?

I admit, maybe I'm wrong, but when a Democrat is president the price of gas surges just for switching seasonal blends. Now we have a war in the ME, refineries are being blown up and West Texas crude is below 90 dollars/barrel?

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