Iran's parliament votes to close Strait of Hormuz after US attacks
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The vote took place Sunday after the U.S. on Saturday evening hit three Iranian nuclear sites and significantly damaged the country's capabilities.

Following U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities on Saturday, the Iranian Parliament has voted in support of closing the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical oil transit chokepoints, according to media reports.

Any final decision on retaliation, however, will rest with the country’s Supreme National Security Council and le

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Around 20 percent of global oil trade passes through the Strait. Some experts have said that if Iran were to cut off access to the Strait, it could spike oil prices by 30 to 50 percent immediately, with gas prices likewise rising by as much as $5 per gallon.

  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
    72·
    17 hours ago

    If the gas price skyrockets they will demand Donald’s head

    Maybe. Or maybe they’ll just keep blaming Palestine protesters and other Woke Leftists for doing a domestic terrorism by talking shit about the president.

    It took a long long while for the median Americans to come around to Bush being a POS. Conservatives only really turned on him after he left office.

    I can easily see our domestic media egging on our paramilitary DHS to do more fascism against the immigrants responsible for inflation. And I can easily imagine a lot of Americans convinced they’re who are to blame.