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Iran closes Strait of Hormuz and blocks Bab el-Mandeb
Iran announced the end of negotiations, full closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and plans to block the Bab el-Mandeb Strait amid Israeli and US provocations.
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"Since Canada is a major net exporter of oil, there is no self-evident reason why petroleum prices, inflation, and
interest rates in Canada need to be roiled so directly by events in the Persian Gulf."
5/n "one constituency which unequivocally benefits from higher oil prices is the Canadian petroleum indus-
try. Energy policy in Canada allows the industry to charge Canadian consumers (as well as export customers) full
world prices. This freedom is backed up by the industry’s capability to divert Canadian production to external
markets if Canadians (again, even those in oil-producing provinces) do not pay world prices." p. 28 of centreforfuturework.ca/wp-cont…
Here's some good background: desmog.com/2026/04/29/revealed…
British advertising conglomerate WPP has helped oil companies ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, and BP spend an estimated $1 billion on ads in the United States since the 2015 Paris Agreement to tackle climate change, a new report shows.TJ Jordan (DeSmog)
6/n "Some analysts conclude that
as a net exporter of oil, high oil prices must be ‘good’ for Canada. That assumption is wrong: since the country
does not ‘share’ its revenue from various sources like a unified, happy family, the record profits coming to the
domestic petroleum industry have no direct impact on incomes or living standards for Canadians (other than
those who own substantial stakes in the petroleum industry). Even Canadians in oil-producing provinces will be
net losers from this price shock." p. 31 centreforfuturework.ca/wp-cont…
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This is "A Sequel We Don't Want". Yet there are things #Canada can do to mitigate tidal wave that is on its way. Here's a new report that lays out some specifics:
centreforfuturework.ca/2026/05…
The war in the Persian Gulf has caused the biggest disruption in oil supply in world history, and is driving up costs and inflation around the world – including in Canada.Jim Stanford (Centre for Future Work)
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"contrary to petroleum industry dogma that Canada cannot afford to protect the climate (whether through
carbon pricing, regulations on emissions, or incentives for renewable energy), by far the biggest damage to affordability in Canada is being done by continued reliance on oil and other fossil fuels. That was proven in 2022,
and it is now being proven again." centreforfuturework.ca/wp-cont…
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"It was a policy choice in the 1980s that Canadian
oil prices would follow global trends. This practice is not universal: many oil exporting countries regulate domes-
tic prices to keep them below the prices they charge for exports" centreforfuturework.ca/wp-cont…
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"The Atlantic provinces regulate retail prices for gasoline, to prevent unreasonable price hikes during
periods of price volatility. The assumption that petroleum prices must inevitably or naturally follow the gyrations
of financialized global futures markets is unjustified." centreforfuturework.ca/wp-cont…
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"One obvious response would be to repatriate
a share of excess profits petroleum companies are capturing from a price shock which has no relationship to the
real supply or production cost conditions of the Canadian industry. Many countries in the world (including oil-pro-
ducing industrial countries like the U.K. and Norway) set higher taxes (of 50% or more) for petroleum profits
generated during periods of high prices." centreforfuturework.ca/wp-cont…
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It's about 80 days in now. Estimates suggest 80% of coordinated oil reserves have been depleted.
"At 80 days, this matches the 1973 oil embargo in duration — but the scale is categorically different. The '73 embargo removed 4.4M bbl/day; this closure blocks 20M bbl/day. IEA coordinated reserves are approaching exhaustion at 80% depleted. Oil at $143/bbl is entering demand-destruction territory where economic activity contracts not by choice but by necessity. The fertilizer window for Northern Hemisphere planting has closed — 2026 harvest yields will be materially lower regardless of when the strait reopens. Financial markets have repriced sovereign debt across the Gulf and emerging markets. Multiple central banks have been forced into emergency rate decisions. Food inflation is now a certainty for late 2026."
Interactive globe and dashboard tracking the global impact of the 2026 Strait of Hormuz closure. Real-time oil prices, country-by-country emergency measures, and crisis severity analysis.hormuztracker.org
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Just over a month ago: "Writing today on April 16, 2026 from St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, it feels eerily like January 2020. Back then, here, something we now sum up as ‘Covid’ was obviously on the horizon, like a tidal wave you could see approaching, but who’s depths and currents you couldn’t possibly fathom from the shore. Something like that is on the horizon now."
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Semiconductors and the limits of capes-and-bays geographyAdmin (Home)
Iran hijacked a merchant ship
Latest report: Iran’s IRGC took control of a merchant ship about 38 nautical miles northeast of the port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates and are now sailing it to the shores of Iran.
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Trump’s abrupt U-turn on a plan to reopen the Strait of #Hormuz came after backlash from #allies
source: nbcnews.com/politics/white-hou…
#Trump surprised #Gulf allies by announcing “Project Freedom” on social media Sunday afternoon, the officials said, angering leadership in #SaudiArabia. In response, the Kingdom informed the U.S. it would not allow the U.S. #military to fly aircraft from Prince Sultan #Airbase southeast of Riyadh or fly through Saudi #airspace to #support the effort, the officials said.
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BREAKING NEWS 🚨
Leadership Failure in the White House
US Secretary of State Rubio says offensive stage of Iran war is 'over'
A cargo vessel was just struck by an unknown projectile within the Strait of Hormuz, UKMTO said, adding that the environmental impact from the incident was unknown.
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It's fun to read ,but not based on facts.
Enjoy it for what it is. A distraction from the USA and its Pedophile party that is destroying more countries than their own, to protect predators, most likely, some of them
#Iran #STraitOfHormuz #Pedophiles #GOP #Enablers #Trump #POTUS
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The Strait of Hormuz had been a major sticking point in peace talks.Leigh Kimmins (The Daily Beast)
LNG tanker successfully crosses Strait of Hormuz for first time since the start of Iran war.
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IN BED TOGETHER
Iran grants Russia exemption of all transit fees to cross the Strait of Hormuz.
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The U.S. military seized an Iranian oil tanker (Majestic X) on Thursday.
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We can shut down the internet now.
There's nothing better to come.
Long live the #BBC.
#Trump #Iran #StraitOfHormuz #DireStraits #DireStraitsTribute #Israel #GB #GreatBritain #USA #USPolitics
BREAKING NEWS
US Navy is deploying autonomous underwater drones in the Strait of Hormuz to identify underwater mines and reopen the Strait.
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As the Strait of Hormuz reopens, Europe looks to secure shipping.
A coalition of non-belligerent states led by France and the UK has said it is ready to lead an international mission to restore navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
But that won’t be deployed before the Iran war is over.
mediafaro.org/article/20260417…
#Europe #StraitOfHormuz #Iran #Energy
A coalition of non-belligerent states led by France and the UK has said it is ready to lead an international mission to restore navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. But …DW
France and the UK will co-host Strait of Hormuz talks on Friday.
French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will co-chair the meeting of countries ready to contribute and discuss a plan to ‘restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz when security conditions allow.’
mediafaro.org/article/20260414…
#France #UK #StraitOfHormuz #Iran #Oil
French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will co-chair the meeting of countries ready to contribute and discuss a plan to ‘restore freedom of navigation in the …Le Monde
Looks like the US is now blocking ships from passing through the Strait of Hormuz to punish Iran for blocking ships from passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
#Trump pulls back on #Iran threats for 2 weeks, subject to Iran agreeing to terms
Trump says that includes an array of #bridges, #PowerPlants & other #civilian targets — subject to Iran being ready for a 2 week ceasefire & to reopen the #StraitOfHormuz.
The first Western European ship passes Hormuz.
A vessel owned by France’s CMA CGM has become the first ship tied to Western Europe to cross the Strait of Hormuz since the outbreak of the Iran war in late February, according to ship tracking data.
mediafaro.org/article/20260403…
#LNG #France #StraitOfHormuz #Oil
A vessel owned by France’s CMA CGM has become the first ship tied to Western Europe to cross the Strait of Hormuz since the outbreak of the Iran war in …Euronews
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Two LPG tankers headed to India pass through Strait of Hormuz safely.
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"No Words Needed...."
Trump says "they have to open up the Strait of Trump."
"I mean the Strait of Hormuz…Sorry."
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2 Weeks of Iran War Released More Carbon Emissions Than 84 Countries Do Yearly
truthout.org/articles/2-weeks-…
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#DonaldTrump #EpsteinClass #IsraelFirst
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Destroyed buildings were the top contributor, new research finds, with at least 20,000 units in Iran hit in the war.Sharon Zhang (Truthout)
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#Trump capitulates on #StraitOfHormuz #ultimatum to #Iran BEFORE markets reopen on Monday morning.
Paraphrasing and eliding: | am pleased to report that Iran and the country of USA 😂 have had… very good conversations… Based on the tenor and tone of these…, | have instructed the #DepartmentofWar to postpone any and all military strikes… for a 5 day period…
#Trump says the #US will “obliterate” #Iran power plants if it doesn’t fully open the #StraitOfHormuz within 48 hours
Trump issued the ultimatum on social media while he spent the weekend at his resort in Florida.
He said he’s giving Iran exactly 48 hours to open the vital waterway or face a new round of attacks. He said the US would destroy “various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST!”
#TrumpsWar #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #law #geopolitics #MiddleEast
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Five European nations and Japan to ‘contribute’ to Hormuz security.
In a joint statement, countries including Britain, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Japan condemned attacks on commercial vessels and said they were prepared to “contribute to appropriate efforts” to help ensure safe passage through the waterway and support stability in global energy markets.
mediafaro.org/article/20260320…
#Oil #LNG #Iran #StraitOfHormuz #UK #France #Germany #Italy #Netherlands
In a joint statement, countries including Britain, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Japan condemned attacks on commercial vessels and said they were prepared to “contribute to appropriate efforts” to …Euronews
BREAKING NEWS
France to send 10 warships to the Strait of Hormuz after Trump called on allies to help reopen the key shipping route.
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Major, Major War Escalation!
What just happened to Iran's Kharg Island?
Trump said the US just carried out the "most powerful bombing raids in Middle East history" on Kharg island.
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WHO BENEFITS - WE TELL YOU!
Oil markets are exploding as Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz sends crude past $100 a barrel.
But behind the headlines lies a deeper question: who actually profits from the crisis?
A new deep dive from Aure Free Press follows the money—from U.S. shale producers to oil billionaires and political power networks linked to Trump.
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WHO PROFITS?
Oil markets are exploding as Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz sends crude past $100 a barrel. But behind the headlines lies a deeper question: who actually profits from the crisis?
A new deep dive from Aure Free Press follows the money—from U.S. shale producers to oil billionaires and political power networks linked to Trump.
Read the full INVESTIGATION Friday on Aure Free Press Patreon.
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Iran's blockade is currently only allowing Chinese or Russian vessels through.
Everyone else is not allowed to pass.
#Iran #straitofhormuz #KhameneiAssassination #Oil #Economics
A couple of commercial shipping vessels have been struck, likely by Iran, sailing near their coasts.
Iran appears to be very serious about their blockade on the Strait of Hormuz
#EpicFail - Yesterday Trump encouraged tankers to run the Iranian blockade.
This morning we were greeted by videos shot by the first tanker crew to take Trump's advice... showing the crew clinging to life rafts watching the smoking wreck of their ship.
#Iran #StraitOfHormuz #Shipping #Oil #KhameneiAssassination #US #trump
So there might be a mine warfare situation in DAYS not weeks or months and the US tried and true mine sweepers are on the wrong side of the globe right now.
The US Navy is not without a solution.
Enter the littoral combat ship, the biggest boondoggle of weapons program run by the Navy in recent memory.
An untested ship that is best known for having a haul that spontaneously cracks apart.
propublica.org/article/how-nav…
#MineSweeper #Iran #StraitOfHormuz #USNavy #LittoralCombatShip
Littoral combat ships were supposed to launch the Navy into the future. Instead they broke down across the globe and many of their weapons never worked. Now the Navy is getting rid of them. One is less than five years old.Joaquin Sapien (ProPublica)
The Iranians have been pushing their propaganda on multiple fronts.
On the sabre rattling side of the house Iran has been circulating this video of their under ground naval equipment.
A claim the US has been running with is that Iran can't possibly pose a threat to the straight of Hormuz if most of their large military ships are sunk.
But bru... they got thousands of missile boats, drones, ROVs & mines.
All in underground cities.
The US also seriously miscalculated on the economic impacts Iran can create.
TikTokers Hasan Piker talks the web of economic damage caused by Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz.
Japan says they had NO warning about the US going to war. The country gets 70% of its oil through the Strait and has less than a year of reserves.
Japan warns the unplanned economic fallouts of war will be an issue for them.
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#Japan #straitofhormuz #Iran #Israel #OilWar #economics #HasanPiker
Attached: 1 image Iran's blockade is currently only allowing Chinese or Russian vessels through. Everyone else is not allowed to pass. #Iran #straitofhormuz #KhameneiAssassination #Oil #Economicsnullagent (PartyOn)
3 Tankers Hit In Strait of Hormuz
Iran says it struck an American oil tanker in the Strait.
1 dead | 38 rescued after 3 tankers struck by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz
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