That isn't a source. Unless the USG is publicly saying that, then this is just another aggregation of wrong people on Twitter.
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Two oil tankers hit in Gulf of Oman
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We shall see. It's not clear to the news Summary Agent which says it's not at all clear to anyone.
I hope you are right that the concentration of assets is a product of routine force rotation and theatre turnover.
Pretty good indication that we shouldn't believe it, then right? Let's do the math - one CSG is due to rotate out and the inbound CSG is the planned relief. Moreover, GHWB is on its way to a port call outside of the C5F AOR. These do not point to an escalation or a change in force structure, do they Chuck?
That sounds reasonable.
Crude oil only, the shipment of refined products is still only a fraction of what they were before with diesel around 20% of what it was pre-war. Not only that but there is considerable extra cost with some shipment methods with tankers continuing to be hit by Iranian attacks as they transit through the Strait.
Long story short, crude oil is flowing but gas and diesel prices will likely continue to remain high for the foreseeable future.
I totally agree. The post wasn’t intended to address economic issues, rather the growing effect of the naval blockade. One of our internal problems is that we off-shored too much refinery capacity. If there is a silver lining to be considered, this conflict has exposed a host of weaknesses in any extended war strategy we thought we had but at a cost that makes recovery and reevaluation reasonable.