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maxsolomon

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11. I cannot see the insurers thinking that's acceptable.

Reply to gulliver (Reply #10)

Fri Mar 13, 2026, 03:35 PM

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Eventually the oil industry is going to make this "Excursion" end. Probably before the month is out.

The Spice Must Flow, as they said in Dune.

Also, 90% of Iran's crude goes out of Kharg Island. Probably gets there through underwater pipelines.

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How Iran's Naval Mines Work [View all] dalton99a Friday OP

the enemy is the first to discover your mistakes Tetrachloride Friday #1

Low tech and low costs seems to be a trend in war Johnny2X2X Friday #2

Guess who ordered our minesweepers out of the Gulf? Kid Berwyn Friday #3

Paradoxically as long as Iran needs to ship oil out there there will be no mines laid GreatGazoo Friday #4

They could lay them before their own shipping route out of Bandar Abbas maxsolomon Friday #6

Why wouldn't all the ships just follow the Iranian "secret oil" ships through the strait? nt gulliver Friday #7

The Iranians come out of Bandar Abbas I think maxsolomon Friday #9

Interesting. Not sure. gulliver Friday #10

I cannot see the insurers thinking that's acceptable. maxsolomon Friday #11

Hope they do get it ended gulliver Friday #12

There are underwater pipelines connecting to the oil fields. dalton99a Friday #14

Here is some more on how mines work and why they are effective LetMyPeopleVote Friday #5

+1 dalton99a Friday #8

Rec'd. This video explains the mine situation very well vanessa_ca Friday #13