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struggle4progress

(126,305 posts) Wed Apr 8, 2026, 04:01 PM 14 hrs ago

Iran halts Hormuz traffic after Israel attacks Lebanon [View all]

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 [View all] struggle4progress 14 hrs ago OP

Where is Israel getting their oil from? Dave Bowman 14 hrs ago #1

Mostly from Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan (thru Turkey and Russia) dalton99a 13 hrs ago #7

Thanks this also partly explains why the sanctions on Russian oil were removed fujiyamasan 13 hrs ago #8

Here dalton99a 13 hrs ago #9

Thanks! fujiyamasan 13 hrs ago #10

Wow, thanks a lot for the information. 👍 Dave Bowman 12 hrs ago #11

This is clearly unsustainable. OC375 14 hrs ago #2

Harken back just a month or so displacedvermoter 14 hrs ago #4

Agreed, but it's still not sustainable, even for 24 hours, apparently. OC375 11 hrs ago #13

At this point I choose the side I don't know!!! Hope22 13 hrs ago #5

DUPE bif 14 hrs ago #3

Your linked topic couldn't be bothered to provide anything to back the title. This topic here is duplicating... Lancero 12 hrs ago #12

Good, as they should. We're the bad guys. CoopersDad 13 hrs ago #6