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Originally Posted by SunnySide

Im guessing Iran will mine/block the Straits of Hormuz ... I dont know how that will really effect us vs just screw them and other countries more but Im not really educated on such matters.

It's a chokepoint for the world's oil supply, and the world's busiest shipping lane. $1 bil worth of oil passes through there every day, shutting it down would drive oil prices up. According to the article 10% of the US' imported oil passes through there each month.