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0 pointsrandomNumber71mo ago0 comments

The current situation is very dangerous. A global disruption in shipping would lead to an economic crisis that could start WW3 (imo).

Also the US and Europe would be pretty fucked since we depend on it much more.

China could still get resources from russia and is much more self sustained.

Also China and Russia want to break the us hegemony.

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JumpCrisscross1mo ago

> the US and Europe would be pretty fucked since we depend on it much more. China could still get resources from russia and is much more self sustained

America would be fine. We have the Americas and Asia to trade with, and Iran can’t restrict those oceans in any meaningful way.

Europe, the Middle East, Africa and non-China Asia would get screwed.

ben_w1mo ago

If drug shippers can make drones cross the Pacific for a few million a time, why can't Iran reach the Pacific shipping lanes?

I think the main limit on them interfering with that shipping would be that China becomes unhappy with them, not that this is infeasible?

(Also, at these prices I don't think it will be limited to Iran, or even to nations, so countermeasures will need to be invented).

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