Re:Trump announces two-week ceasefire as Iran says talks to ...
by thisisit on Wednesday April 08, 2026 @02:37AM
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That's why I said either inept or too smart for their own good because closing of the strait was a real threat before the war and was ignored, leading to the tweet on Easter.
Re:Trump announces two-week ceasefire as Iran says talks to ...
by citrin_ru on Wednesday April 08, 2026 @02:14AM
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Even if US refineries were designed for US oil to keep domestic prices low one would have to introduce export restrictions because oil is a global commondity. Big oil will not be happy about that and it seems they have a great influence over the respublican party and Trump.
Re:Trump announces two-week ceasefire as Iran says talks to ...
by _heimdall on Wednesday April 08, 2026 @06:54AM
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Oh I expect its a very real possibility that the oil industry would just be nationalized if push came to shove.
Re:Trump announces two-week ceasefire as Iran says talks to ...
by citrin_ru on Wednesday April 08, 2026 @07:10AM
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I don't expect this to happen given how powerful is oil lobby in the US. At least not when Republicans control house and senate.
Re:Trump announces two-week ceasefire as Iran says talks to ...
by _heimdall on Friday April 10, 2026 @10:37PM
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Nationalization doesn't define who is in charge though. You can have the state taking over industry, you can also have industry taking over the state. Both ultimately lead to nationalization of the industry.
I have to assume that at least someone in the room was well aware that all oil is not created equal and that US refineries were designed from the beginning for Venezuelan and similar oil rather than US oil.