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News & Current Events Apr 2, 2026 at 12:03 PM

Iran to allow safe passage of Philippine ships, fuel supply through Strait of Hormuz, says Manila

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SilentWay8474 Apr 2, 2026 +1774
It's almost like there's a traitor in the WH. 
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JKKIDD231 Apr 2, 2026 +751
It’s basically Iran getting its way. Many of these ships being allowed to pass are paying in non-USD way. If anything biggest outcome from this war for Iran is that world will eventually recognize Iran’s control over Hormuz. India and China are supposedly paying in Rupees and Yuan. It’s going to become Iran’s Suez Canal.
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dogoodsilence1 Apr 2, 2026 +567
Oh no it’s much bigger than India and China. China is the w***** in all of this. When Japans prime minister came to the U.S. the other week and Trump made a joke about surprise attacks. Japans prime minister the next day engaged in negotiations with Iran and China and reached agreements to settle payments for Iranian Oil in Chinese Yuan rather than the U.S. dollar to secure safe passage. Trump is the worst person for the U.S. petro dollar and is doing his part from his handlers to destroy the U.S. economy.
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Hawkeye3636 Apr 2, 2026 +107
Don't forget Japan is the largest holder of US Debt. They could unload that debt a move to Yuan.
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dmont89 Apr 2, 2026 +109
Are you sure his handler is telling him to destroy the economy. Probably more like "Trump, you are the smartest person. Just do what you have always done with all your business and your family will have great success"
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maxdragonxiii Apr 2, 2026 +41
yeah I wont be surprised if this is the catalyst for the world to move away from US dollar as a global currency.
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TachiH Apr 2, 2026 +105
I hope Iran opens the strait to every country not involved, even if they dont have ships, just make a press release. See how high we can make Trumps blood pressure 🤣
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dogoodsilence1 Apr 2, 2026 +79
They are and the one condition is that they pay in Chinese Yuan instead of the U.S. dollar
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TachiH Apr 2, 2026 +41
Win win, the US gained way too much advantage being the "default" currency for so long.
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Manealendil Apr 2, 2026 +1795
Iran knows that they cannot squander any goodwill globally so they will do their best to become a reliable and reasonable trading partner. Three guesses why America is unable to do the same maneuver.
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jqman69 Apr 2, 2026 +655
Iran looks reliable/reasonable, China looks reliable/reasonable. The US....
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UlteriorMotive66 Apr 2, 2026 +229
>The US.... Look we are sending people near the moon and back 👆
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Door-Leather Apr 2, 2026 +109
There’s someone(s) we ought to send to the moon but leave them there
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geosensation Apr 2, 2026 +33
I can think of several cheaper solutions.
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VanuasGirl Apr 2, 2026 +15
Walk him into the Hollywood studio where they “faked the moon landing” and tell him it’s a new highest ever rated reality show called the Apprentinaut and have him spend the rest of his days telling actors they haven’t made the cut
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Antique_Maybe_8324 Apr 2, 2026 +3
“Der Drumpf show” Oh no it’s a tragedy, to the bunker mine fuhrer Relegate us with inspiring tales from your glorious galaxy-spanning endeavors in front of this camera (internal system), your nation applauds (yawn, AI video of mosh pit MAGA) What no it’s not all clear… yet (nor ever)
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Important-Emu-6691 Apr 2, 2026 +2
Yea but you need the cool factor. Like how Iran poured melted gold on that other rich real estate mogul whenever he invaded. Incidentally that other guy also thought Iran would run out of missiles at first.
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AlbertaNorth1 Apr 2, 2026 +7
https://i.imgur.com/EGNihgk.jpeg That but with trump.
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FlyingRhenquest Apr 2, 2026 +2
I'd suggest the Sun. And you're right, it's definitely _several_ someones!
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Left_on_Pause Apr 2, 2026 +13
It says it wants to bomb Iran back into the Stone Age. The US has a 78 year old syphilis infection with dementia and diapers as the unelected president. We can’t even vote anymore.
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SekhWork Apr 2, 2026 +5
Coulda done it like 50x for the price of the last 25 yrs of conflict too... :(
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bogz_dev Apr 2, 2026 +46
i am a huge fan of space exploration and rocket science. used to follow all the big Starship, RocketLab, NASA, Blue Origin launches i know this is petty but i simply am no longer interested in billionaire private space ventures at this point. i no longer follow them. and neither did i watch the Artemis launch. just not worth giving the stream an extra 1 view, given the entities behind the launch. i still love and respect NASA but could not stomach watching that shit.
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ScrapinLinden Apr 2, 2026 +22
thats interesting, I kinda had whiplash watching the launch and feeling some hope and pride in humanity compared to the f****** despair I usually feel everyday. It reminded me that when humans aren't bombing each other or locking up and abusing other humans we can accomplish some really amazing things. As far as the money goes, there are there are so many other things in the govt that I have a problem with funding, I will never advocate for cutting science and space exploration. Hell if we just didn't fund Isreal for like 2 weeks we could probably have a base on the moon already
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bogz_dev Apr 2, 2026 +31
for me it just brought up the idea of America striving to keep its hegemonic position more than anything beautiful at this point would have been completely different had the past decade gone differently, but the framing in my mind now ruins the experience (for me at least)
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Mighty_Hobo Apr 2, 2026 +22
If it makes you feel better the Artemis project is a joint project of multiple space agencies. NASA is leading the project and providing the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft but the Orion is powered by the ESA produced European Service Module which is a huge part of the mission. The Canadian Space Agency provided the robotics for the craft, the JAXA (Japan) and UAE helped design and build the Gateway station. Artemis might be some vanity project for some shitty politicians but for the scientific and engineering community it is a cooperative endevour representing the collective effort of over 60 nations.
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ScrapinLinden Apr 2, 2026 +11
I totally hear what you are saying and thats kinda why I had such whiplash but this mission has been in motion for at least 9 years, across multiple admins and will have the first Canadian going to the moon. I feel zero patriotism for my dumb as country but I felt a feeling of pride for the human race for the first time in awhile. That feeling came and went pretty quick to be fair but it showed me its still possible to feel.
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rematar Apr 2, 2026
Are they treating the space traffic controllers with respect? Are they paying them?
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snoosh00 Apr 2, 2026 +28
China looks downright friendly compared to the alternatives at this point. Edit: I MEAN AS A TRADING PARTNER. Not a place to live, or a humanitarian bastion
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saera-targaryen Apr 2, 2026 +19
Any americans calling out China's treatment of Uyghur muslims while we ourselves killed over a million muslims in Iraq for literally zero reason but that it was profitable to our weapons manufacturers have fallen for propaganda. This is not including Afghanistan, Syria, Libya, Iran, Lebanon, or Palestine.  We treat muslims worse than China does. By far. 
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Badgertoo Apr 2, 2026 -8
Nice propaganda bro.
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Daedalus81 Apr 2, 2026 +11
China is absolutely a huge d*** to boats in the Philippines. It's a pretty common occurrence.
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snoosh00 Apr 2, 2026 +2
I never said that? And China is, to a degree, a threat. Not an unpredictable one (thus far), but it's always good to be cautious of strong global powers, and China has been doing a lot to entrench itself in the world economy and (like with Iran) that power can be leveraged in a time of crisis. But yeah, I do agree, broadly speaking, that China isn't a boogeyman.
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Kheprisun Apr 2, 2026 +5
Selfish as it is, the USA has directly threatened my country. China has not. As with most things, geopolitical opinion is relative, and China is *relatively* much more friendly than the USA at the moment. Sort yourselves out.
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Hellish_Elf Apr 2, 2026 +2
Be a real shame if that all turned out to be western propaganda. Guess we will never know.
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snoosh00 Apr 2, 2026 +1
Honestly, it seems very real, and it isn't out of line for the other person to bring it up. That said, ICE detention facilities are basically the same thing (but better and worse, depending on the actual reality of both) so it's kinda a "glass houses" situation for Americans to shit on China for that, and it's irrelevant to any third country trying to choose between the two (not that America competes with China in any manufacturing sector).
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Hellish_Elf Apr 2, 2026 +3
Everything can seem very real, that’s what effective propaganda does. Iran was two weeks away from nukes! Buttery males! The communists are comin for yer Jerbs!!1! It’s our job as individuals not to gobble up everything as truth. The powers that be love China, because it’s a large target to point the masses at and they’ve put a lot of time into propagandizing the west about it. China bad! But they have high speed rail and we don’t? Capitalism is currently showing what the world looks like under its leadership. Best to make the alternatives scarier and evil while you can.
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ChimboSmokes Apr 2, 2026 +5
Iran is reliable and reasonable? I hate what the us is doing right now too but cmon
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modaddy1989 Apr 2, 2026 -3
until they start shooting at ships with the "mistaken flag" excuse
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speganomad Apr 2, 2026 -24
How so ? By massively escalating the conflict to a global issue ? Neither side looks remotely good here or at all reasonable. Just because trump is a f****** idiot doesn’t make Iran good.
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M3I3K97 Apr 2, 2026 +33
yeah, just get bombed and stay silent and if you retaliate we will bomb you harder and blame it all on you. That's what the US want. What do you want them to do? they tried to negotiate and those people got killed.
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PuckNutty Apr 2, 2026 +21
So Iran isn't allowed to try and win a war they didn't start?
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Ancient_Sun_2061 Apr 2, 2026 +18
Three? D.J.T. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
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Ok-disaster2022 Apr 2, 2026 +12
Yerp. The crazy thing is, if like a month ago Iran started attacking ships willy nolly and demanding payment for safe passage the world would have formed a coalition and invaded Alan desert storm. Instead the US attacks and Iran is making tactical and strategic moves to survive which no one can blame them for.  In 20 years I hope Iran builds a memorial public toilet for Pedo Trump for making them look sane on the world stage. 
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AlphaB27 Apr 2, 2026 +38
Iran basically gets one chance to establish any sense of goodwill while the US is destroying itself in terms of credibility.
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kinpsychosis Apr 2, 2026 +48
Iran's tactic is currently to get the rest of the world to turn on the US in terms of optics. It will put pressure on the US to pull back their forces and end the war.
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JWAdvocate83 Apr 2, 2026 +32
FWIW, bombing a school probably didn't help optics.
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UlteriorMotive66 Apr 2, 2026 +22
So much winning
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Be_quiet_Im_thinking Apr 2, 2026 +9
Only way to fix this for the US is likely for the next admin to clean house after a landslide election against MAGA.
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Manealendil Apr 2, 2026 +14
That wont be enough, Zionism needs to die as an ideology or else there will always be these unnecessesary conflicts.
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FireZord25 Apr 2, 2026 +56
Shocking how smart and pragmatic Iran is going about this conflict despite their earlier huffing and puffing.
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KDR_11k Apr 2, 2026 +29
They know the point of the madman strategy is to LOOK crazy, not BE crazy.
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Miserable-Resort-977 Apr 2, 2026 +19
The public perception of Iran was much more easily shaped by US biased news before the war. Now that all the cards are on the table, it's much easier to see who is more willing to negotiate and who is a war-hungry bully.
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YourMajesty90 Apr 2, 2026 +13
I mean, only one of the two countries were butchering their citizens by thousands just for protesting a few months ago. Everyone is conveniently forgetting this detail. As obnoxious as Trump is let’s not pretend the Iranian regime is “reasonable “. Insane.
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FireZord25 Apr 2, 2026 +6
Like I haven't forgotten that part either. All the more reason it's insaner that Iran seems more reasonable in this conflict. Like even as we talk, they just hanged an 18 year old for protesting.
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Hicklethumb Apr 2, 2026 +5
Iran's ambassadors have told all the countries who are not direct allies of the US that they'll give safe passage like two weeks ago. Source: I'm from one of those neutral countries. The message made news here
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DoomOne Apr 2, 2026 +2
Can I just say "Trump" for all three guesses?
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RareAnxiety2 Apr 2, 2026 +1
Probably getting some payment as well. Need to get as much financial backing as possible.
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Dark_Mak__r Apr 2, 2026 +610
Iran wants to balance, he can’t block strait because he want to remain on high morale grounds, and at same time won’t let enemy vessels or nations supporting aggressor cross it. So as phillipines is one of worst hit by oil crisis, this could help common people of philippine to handle economic burden..
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RedTulkas Apr 2, 2026 +279
They wanna avoid a ground invasion if possible If that happens now, all these countries who secured passing privileges will be even more mad at the US
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bornlasttuesday Apr 2, 2026 +254
I think that it is more that they want to seem more reasonable the the United States, and after last nights demented address, it's working,
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RedTulkas Apr 2, 2026 +74
its many things but short term it makes further US aggression also hit uninvolved/allied to the US countries cause if the US start a ground invasion now and the philippines cant get their oil tankers, its gonna be a massive diplomatic hit
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DAS_UBER_JOE Apr 2, 2026 +80
I guarantee the GOP doesnt give a flying f*** about what the people of the philippines think/want.
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captainwacky91 Apr 2, 2026 +16
Which is wild, given the GOP's current imperial ambitions and the past relations of the US and the Philippines.
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RedTulkas Apr 2, 2026 +14
if they have business interests in the region i think they do and its not just the philippines, its India, China, Pakistan, Malaysia likely soon Japan and Korea
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Indercarnive Apr 2, 2026 +33
If we cared about that we'd have never gone to war with Iran in the first place.
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RedTulkas Apr 2, 2026 -5
only partially, if you think its a 4 day operation with minor interruptions in shipping (which most people think Trumps expectation was), than you dont have to care about it
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ScrapinLinden Apr 2, 2026 +21
dude was chasing that high he got from the illegal and immoral Venezuelan operation but bit of waaaaay more than he can chew and now the entire f****** world has to deal with it.
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KDR_11k Apr 2, 2026 +4
The more oil flows through Hormuz from any source to any destination the lower the price at the pump will be.
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cobrachickenwing Apr 2, 2026 +8
I think Iran's plan is to remove any US presence in the Gulf countries. They want the US to be so despised in the Gulf that no US ships have safe harbor there, meaning the US has to go further away to resupply. They saw what happened in Afghanistan and think it can be repeated here.
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RedTulkas Apr 2, 2026 +4
Sure but I doubt that's what's actually gonna happen But with them showing their ability to close Hormuz they might find countries who are dependend on it and willing to potentially give guarantees
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bedrooms-ds Apr 2, 2026 +17
Yep. Allowing some is a further leverage for Iran.
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arthurno1 Apr 2, 2026 +12
The ground invasion is happening, just as the war was sure to happen. There is no doubt about it. Trump wants control over Iran oil as he has get over Venezuela. Furthermore, even if wins the war, the strait will not be open for free, Trump will collect the fee. Forget about ever going back to the pre-war conditions.
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RedTulkas Apr 2, 2026 +27
if the ground invasion happens (and if it is successfull) there wont be oil or gas to toll for the next few years iran will definitely take the vast majority of GCC production with them
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KDR_11k Apr 2, 2026 +12
The dipshit Trump thinks you can just put grab the oil and run away with it, he doesn't realize that it requires large, complex and highly flammable infrastructure remaining in place for many, many years. He also doesn't accept that the US isn't invincible or that his "victories" don't mean all opposition evaporates. Oil companies already told him they don't want to go into Venezuela, Iran is gonna be ten times worse.
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RedTulkas Apr 2, 2026 +8
ngl, at this point i doubt he is realizing much of anything cause dudes brain has melted much scarier is that the entire US government acts as if that werent the case
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arthurno1 Apr 2, 2026 +2
Saddam tried to do it, they burned the wells if I remember well. Anyway, I doubt that the ground invasion will be successful if they attempt it. They can try to "liberate" a part around Hormuz and perhaps establish a "free" part of Iran or something, but it won't work in the longer run. Without Hormuz, it would be foolish to land on Khaarg. But if they try to take areas around Hormuz, it will push the world into more chaos. However, I believe Trump and tech barons do want the world in chaos beause it gives them the most opportunity to grift and grab.
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RedTulkas Apr 2, 2026 +11
Saddam didn't have the weaponry the IRGC has now Seeing the polymarket bets as makes me a doomer, but one can hope
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arthurno1 Apr 2, 2026 -3
You don't advanced weapons to put oil well into flames, [Saddam managed it](https://www.news18.com/world/when-700-oil-wells-burned-for-8-months-israels-strike-compared-to-saddam-husseins-inferno-ws-dkl-9388598.html). But eventually the fires were extinquished. Yes, the polymarket bets, or probably more correct, the stock markets is the reason why the invasion will probably happen. Also, in the end, Trump hoped to get the control over the country and oil just as he did with Venezuela.
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RedTulkas Apr 2, 2026 +9
I was mostly talking about Iran not just setting their own wells ablaze But all of the GCC ones as well and the stock markets will hate a ground invasion, atm they can still cope that the war is basically over
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arthurno1 Apr 2, 2026
I think there are other things they will put on fire first, before they put their own wells on fire. Tech and production around the gulf, life-supporting tech, like desalination factories. However, considering how few drones and missiles they are sending out, compared to first few days, I think they are broken, or very close to be broken. The only way Trump can f*ck it up and make it worse for himself and the world is to set off ground invasion. Yet I believe they are so stupid and greedy, they will do it. Hegseth is an warmongering extremist, and Trump is looking for fast $$$.
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Consistent-Throat130 Apr 2, 2026 +2
This decrepit man cannot take his money with him when he dies.  I think Iran throttling their attacks is deliberate - they showed upfront that they can still cause ample damage after we declared air superiority. Now they're just sending enough munitions out to remind the world they're sitting on a big ass stockpile.
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OK_x86 Apr 2, 2026 +2
If the Americans took control of Iran and the horn somehow there's a good chance Trump would do the same to other countries. But be even more arbitrary.
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RedTulkas Apr 2, 2026 +2
If they did that I fear that the IRGC is gonna go out with a literal bang and there won't be many ships for the foreseeable future
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OK_x86 Apr 2, 2026 +1
Oh they'll mine the shot out of it and do everything in their power to hamstring an American occupation.
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speganomad Apr 2, 2026 +3
Yeah if the us leaves they basically lose any justification for their holding the straight and basically the entire world comes down on them economically and politically.
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hmmm_ Apr 2, 2026 +312
Iran are going to have half the world offering them gifts and support in order to keep the oil and gas flowing. I don't think we have even begun to realise how much of a disaster this war has been.
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Minute-Struggle6052 Apr 2, 2026 +53
The US will realize it once the global reserve currency or petrodollar changes Nobody wants the whims of the world to hinge on a fat orange makeup caked pedophile
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DTFlash Apr 2, 2026 +150
And more importantly they are trying to get other countries to buy oil in Yuan instead of Dollars. If that happens this war could be far more disastrous than anyone could have imagined for the US. Only reason the US can have trillions in debt is the Petro dollar.
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Workman44 Apr 2, 2026 +52
What do you mean than anyone could have imagined? We had war games and knew this was a possibility. Maybe trump and the cabinet didn't, but it wasn't a secret
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OK_x86 Apr 2, 2026 +36
I think in part because DJT has been actively undermining it's trade agreements, ballooning its debt and using its leverage and tarrifs against anyone it thinks it can. The end result is an environment in which people were already looking to move away from dollars. The end of the Petro dollar makes that both more likely and more feasible. It's an unmitigated disaster for the US if it actually happens. Who could have thought the man who bankrupted multiple casinos could manage to bankrupt the richest country on earth in less than 2 years?
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sunyata98 Apr 2, 2026 +6
Art of the deal!
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tracyinge Apr 2, 2026 +9
"I don't think we have even begun to realize how much of a disaster this war ...." \-so, didn't listen to Kamala on day one? Or two years ago? Kamala and everyone else in the world except for Hegseth, Rubio and Ladybugs.
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YourMajesty90 Apr 2, 2026 -15
Everyone is conveniently forgetting that the regime was killing its own citizens by the thousands just months ago for protesting….because the world has a hate boner for Trump. I guess let’s root for the mass murderers because our oil prices right?
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barfly2780 Apr 2, 2026 +176
Iran holds the cards now.
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arthurno1 Apr 2, 2026 +46
Trump playing minesweeper.
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Consistent-Throat130 Apr 2, 2026 +3
Can we sweep the mines with him? Better than putting American service members in harms way...
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arthurno1 Apr 2, 2026 +1
You should for sure send him to sweep mines. Alone. He would do it really good, best in the world!
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ATangK Apr 2, 2026 +125
Wonder what concessions Phillipines makes? Is it just petroyuan?
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Necropolis750 Apr 2, 2026 +180
The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs has just said that there will be no toll fee for Filipino vessels. But if anything, there are thousands of Iranian students in various educational levels in the Philippines, and both countries have had diplomatic relations since the 1960s.
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Teantis Apr 2, 2026 +28
We have a bunch of Iranians studying dentistry here in manila for some reason. I run into them pretty regularly out at bars and stuff.
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TheGhostOfFalunGong Apr 2, 2026 +27
Remember that this is the Philippine government we're talking about, which is notorious for taking and giving bribes left and right at least in domestic politics.
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Extreme_Homework_771 Apr 2, 2026 +50
Sounds like every other government in the world, as long as it benefits their country.
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PerfectFrameGamer Apr 2, 2026 +12
Sounds like the United States
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Narco_Bi_Polo Apr 2, 2026 +3
They’re still paying $1 per barrel: https://www.chosun.com/english/world-en/2026/04/02/N6JNT5MPLRA7JEWLBH6NDVKCK4/
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AngrySasquatch Apr 2, 2026
We also export a lot of bananas to Iran
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Liquid_Trimix Apr 2, 2026 +67
Recognizing sovereignty with a diplomatic letter might be all that is needed.
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FTwo Apr 2, 2026 +14
These are just presents. Some call them gifts.
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iamstephen1128 Apr 2, 2026 +5
Some may even call them prizes... yhuge prizes worth millions of dollars... the most beautiful dollars anyone has ever seen.. everybody is saying it! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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Telvin3d Apr 2, 2026 +12
There’s no “Just” about petroyuan. A year from now if there’s any countries openly buying and selling oil in yuan it will represent the single greatest blow to the United States, possibly since the civil war 
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padizzledonk Apr 2, 2026 +5
"We arent involved in this and will remain uninvolved, we recognize your sovereignty and will trade with you and ignore U.S sanctions" Thats probably all thats needed tbh Watch, some European Countries will also get access to the Strait, Spain and Italy will probably be first.
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Heimerdingerdonger Apr 2, 2026 +5
Also dollars per ship.
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arthurno1 Apr 2, 2026 +2
They speak about up to $2 million per ship. Whether it is true or not, I have no idea. Probably varies on the size and load or something, but I think I have seen some number like that mention somewhere.
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watchin_workaholics Apr 2, 2026 +37
Interesting. The US uses the Philippines to store missiles, so I wonder how this will affect the Philippines relationship with the US.
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NoInitiative4821 Apr 2, 2026 +26
Lol, Iran can and will use this situation as leverage all the live long day. The rest of the world doesnt like your pedo king Donny and the pain he is recklessly inflicted upon the world. The world knows he is a dangerous pathological lying predator who will hurt anyone and everyone to save his fragile ego and save face from the repercussions of the fact that he rapes people (including children). America forces hardship on this nation (and the world), and all Iran has to do is simply allow the flow of fuel and alleviate that pain caused by Trump. Easy win for Iran. Unforced error from the Epstein administration. People affected by this unnecessary situation will not forget nor forgive this any time soon. Way to turn the world against you America. Signing off from the land down under. Former ally.
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ThePensiveE Apr 2, 2026 +25
I remember reading books about the Germans being selective with unrestricted submarine warfare. What a novel concept! Evidently nobody in this administration has read a book. Even the ones they claim to have written. We are led by the dumbest American and a DEI VP.
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Eo292 Apr 2, 2026 +10
Didn’t they lay mines? How does that work?
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Inevitable_Rate1530 Apr 2, 2026 +52
I thought the same thing and then someone pointed out that mines arnt ww2 level dink and explode. They are probably detonated and monitored.
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Eo292 Apr 2, 2026 +2
Ah that makes sense
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UlteriorMotive66 Apr 2, 2026 +11
With drones and smart submersible weapons you don't need to lay mines right off the bat. The threat of UAV/USV's alone is enuf to deter anyone entering the battlespace without permission! See the Russian black sea fleet for example, Ukraine holding all the cards there!
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Eo292 Apr 2, 2026 +3
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/strait-of-hormuz-mines-iran-talks-officials/
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UlteriorMotive66 Apr 2, 2026
That's just a threat multiplier but my point still stands. Ukraine in the black sea is proof of that!
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snoogins355 Apr 2, 2026 +1
We don't know. That's the terrifying thing about mines.
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mrcsjmswltn Apr 2, 2026 +13
We’ve turned Iran into the good guys
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paulalonzo Apr 2, 2026 +16
America and Israel is gonna get left out ! Many countries are now siding with Iran! Before Gaza the Palestinians , then Valenzuela even Mexico had a war now Iran! Is America destroying his reputation!
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UlteriorMotive66 Apr 2, 2026 +15
America's reputation was already in tatters since the Iraq war. Recent events has quickly eroded whatever crumbs that were left of it!
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cetootski Apr 2, 2026 +11
Iran is playing a good game. Masterclass. Wish safety to all Iranians. BTW, are Filipino muslims Shia or sunni?
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farhanbiol201 Apr 2, 2026 +4
I would think Sunni, given closer proximity to Indonesia
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chronoistriggered Apr 2, 2026 -6
They are mostly Catholics. And staunch US partner.
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cetootski Apr 2, 2026 +13
Yes we are mostly catholics but our muslims brothers and sisters are also with us in our society.
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jarena009 Apr 2, 2026 +16
What's the fee or catch? Tolls, and/or Yuan?
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Necropolis750 Apr 2, 2026 +12
The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs just said that the country will pay no fee while passing the Strait.
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thebarrcola Apr 2, 2026 +85
Trading in Yuan isn’t really a downside for anyone but America tbh
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MonkeyCube Apr 2, 2026 +31
Making Yuan a reserve currency would mean that people will amass it, so they have it on hand to buy oil and so on, which would cause the value to go up. This makes Chinese exports less competitive, and would require the Chinese market to become more of a trade imbalanced consumer market. It's the reason why the U.S. has such trade imbalances. With the high purchasing power of USD as an (oil) reserve currency, the best means to procure it is to sell products to the States. The money itself becomes the product. Trading oil in Yuan is a very fine balance. China is not ready for a sudden shift to a low-export, consumer society. However, they can mess with U.S. global power by having some oil trade in Yuan, while giving some strength to the Chinese market during a period of financial stress. It's going to be a balancing act, though.
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FireFiftySix Apr 2, 2026 +4
I thought the Yuan wasn't free floating (like most currency is) and was heavily controlled by the Chinese Reserve Bank. Couldn't they just dictate the price/print more if this was to happen?
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Nothing_F4ce Apr 2, 2026 +1
Just print more Yuan to prevent the value going up? Haven't they been doing this for years?
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notabee Apr 2, 2026 +11
If printing money could fix trade imbalances, the U.S. would have fixed its lack of exports long ago and not hollowed out every part of the economy that isn't services or finance. The U.S. has been printing money like mad ever since 2008. That's just not how that works.
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MyGoodOldFriend Apr 2, 2026 +9
Not quite how it works. If you devalue the yuan, people just need more yuan to trade oil, so it doesn’t shift the trade imbalance. Active devaluation only makes it less desirable to have a reserve of yuan.
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FlyingRhenquest Apr 2, 2026 +2
Heh, rest of the world going and getting the oil.
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fafnir01 Apr 2, 2026 +2
I can fix this... BRB... setting up a Philippine boat flag store on ETSY...
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padizzledonk Apr 2, 2026 +7
Iran has become a Global Power People will laugh and point to all the shit thats been blown up by us and Isreal but thats foolish flag waiving juvenile bullshit. You cant bomb an Idea or an Idealogy or a Government or the will to fight away, it doesnt work. Every video the Pentagon under this dipshit Secretary of Defense is nothing but Tactical victories, none of it changes things *Strategically*, he is cosplaying Robert McNamara, this is all Rolling Thunder 2.0, its just lists of how many bombs we dropped, who was killed and what was blown up...They even use the exact same language as Vietnam "We blew up X things, Killed X people, dropped X tons of bombs, we will break their back/will to continue" blahblahblah Its never going to move the needle. The regime is still in place and will remain in place. The Shipping lanes are closed to whoever they wish to close it to and will remain closed. They are still destroying infrastructure in the region and will continue to have that capability. Iran has control over 20% of the worlds Oil, they have control over around 50% of the worlds proven reserves. They have control over 20% of the worlds natural gas supply and 40% of the worlds proven reserves. They have control over 50% of the worlds supply of Helium a ridiculously critical resource for tech and medical. They have control over 50% of the worlds fertilizer. They are 10x more powerful than they were before this f****** moron started this war on Israels behalf. They are now a global power, they hold enormous leverage now that they didnt have before. They are not going to squander that by being lunatics. They are playing their hand masterfully imo, i will not be surprised if they allow Italian and Spanish tankers to also use the Strait unmolested, and expect other European Countries to mke concessions to Iran, publicly step away from this mess and the U.S and also get access. This very well may destroy the Petro-Dollar. Either way its going to cement their control over the strait and force the GCC to make deals with them Its sounds like lunacy but really, you are watching the rise of a new global power, especially if they play their cards right which they have so far been doing. This f****** dipshit Trump has made the biggest strategic blunder in U.S history, world history even. Save this comment and come back in a few weeks and months and lets see if im right.
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CheapWeight8403 Apr 2, 2026 +2
We're (the US) going to get sanctions against us. Watch.
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SUBLIMEskillz Apr 2, 2026
If we obliterated iran’s navy, how are they holding the straight? Why can’t our navy get in there?
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Sulley87 Apr 2, 2026
What are these ships destinations?
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Justryan95 Apr 2, 2026 +21
Literally the Philippines. The are/were in an oil crisis.
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Sulley87 Apr 2, 2026 +4
I mean obviously philippines but where was its destination in the Gulf
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arthurno1 Apr 2, 2026 +1
Does not matter.
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Sulley87 Apr 2, 2026
Why not?
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arthurno1 Apr 2, 2026 +2
Because all the other nations around the Gulf are allies with the U.S.
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Sulley87 Apr 2, 2026 +1
Yes but with varrying degrees of diplomacy with Iran. So it would interesting to know what the gulf state of destination was.
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mintcoil_19 Apr 2, 2026 -8
So Iran’s doing selective “free passage” coupons now. Good for OFWs and fuel prices, but this just shows how fragile that chokepoint is. Maybe diversify routes and suppliers before the next geopolitical mood swing.
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RedTulkas Apr 2, 2026 +21
Diversify routes is a lot easier said than done
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Snagmesomeweaves Apr 2, 2026 -1
Time to build a canal!
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RedTulkas Apr 2, 2026 +2
thats a lot more expensive than just paying the toll
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Cryptographer554 Apr 2, 2026 +10
They control 22% of the world’s oil now …. Their are on route to becoming a super power. Every one of these countries are paying tolls.
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BeIgnored Apr 2, 2026
>diversify routes That sounds too much like DEI to these chuds
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