There's dangerous rhetoric on the order of WMD being pushed as it relates to Iran. Iran does not want to shut down the Strait of Hormuz. You'll see a lot of American Dynamism Montauk Trustwad New Yorker VC types and people who complain about Qatar and its subversion of DC and hold other middle eastern flags over the US flag without any viable criticism. They are half wits, sell outs, and liars. I consider them disloyal to America.
They missed out on the fracking returns that minted 10's of billionaires but claim to be monstrous supporters of advanced technologies. They are charlatans who are good at VC ponzinomics and cornering pension dollars, but dogshit at chemistry, geology, and energy markets.
There are ~130 US refineries that can process ~19M barrels/day but there's a mismatch in the type of US crude they can process and produce.
You can comfortably ask these war mongering imbeciles the following set of questions about Iran and the region and energy to dispel the drivel they're spewing and as well challenge the notion that Iran would put the Strait of Hormuz at risk.
What % of Iran's imports and exports rely on the Strait of Hormuz?
Has Iran built viable work arounds to sanctions?
Why did Iran's production of O&G increase under Trump sanctions?
Do tankers in Iran turn off transponders?
How can sanctions be effective when Iran has consolidated its exports to a single major buyer (China)
If Chinese independent refineries continue importing Iranian oil while officially complying with sanctions, what real impact can sanctions have?
When Iran has developed alternative payment systems outside US control, how can financial sanctions truly restrict its oil revenue?
If sanctioned ships still transport oil when demand exists, aren't shipping sanctions merely symbolic?
Given that Iran has adapted to operating with disabled transponders and secretive exports, can increased enforcement really track their underground fleet?
How can the US replicate the 2019 sanctions impact when the geopolitical landscape has fundamentally changed?
If China has created pathways for indirect purchases through third countries and ship-to-ship transfers, aren't sanctions just creating extra steps rather than stopping flow?
When Iran now receives cash and in-kind payments through non-US-controlled financial systems, what leverage do financial restrictions actually provide?
Has the Hormuz strait ever been blocked in any war?
Is it in the interest of Iran to block the Strait of Hormuz even if it can?
Which has more waterways - Oman or Iran?
If history has consistently shown that superpowers maintain control of vital trade routes, why would the U.S. suddenly abandon this centuries-old strategic principle?
When Russia and China are eagerly waiting to fill any power vacuum in the Middle East, can the U.S. really afford to withdraw its presence?
How can domestic oil production alone protect America from price shocks when global oil markets remain interconnected regardless of who produces what?
Since U.S. refineries are specifically designed for heavier, sour crude oils from the Middle East, doesn't crude quality matter just as much as quantity?
If Gulf countries can crash oil markets and reduce U.S. production by over 3 million barrels per day, is American energy independence really as secure as claimed?
Shouldn't the cost of protecting the Strait of Hormuz be weighed against the potential catastrophic losses that would follow a U.S. withdrawal, rather than immediate compensation?
When the list of entities celebrating American withdrawal includes Iran, ISIS, Al Qaeda, Russia, and China, doesn't that alone warrant reconsideration of such a policy?
If U.S. shale production focuses primarily on light crude while refineries need heavier grades, isn't continued access to Middle Eastern oil a matter of economic necessity rather than choice?
Why do 45% of China’s crude oil imports go through the Hormuz strait?
How can Trump enforce sanctions on Iran and Venezuela without a heavy increase in oil prices?
Has there ever been a plan for two competing pipelines from Iran and Qatar?
Why was the attack on Saudi Arabia's east west pipeline damaging but not catastrophic and who did it and why?
