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replyExactly, that's why it was obvious he was speaking implicitly.
And well... EU will have to clean up others mess that they sprayed all over Europe anyway.
Either the EU opens Hormuz or the EU pays twice the pre war rate for gas / oil indefinitely. Of course at least they can put the subjects that bitch about it in jail now.
replyLike a lot of the rest of the world they would probably rather take the alternative option and accelerate the transition to clean energy. Has the upside of not handing more power to an authoritarian state on the other side of the Atlantic that clearly hates them and routinely threatens them.
replyWell everyone pays the same for oil (unless there are export/import control and adjusted by transportation costs) worldwide.
replySo americans will be paying 2x as well its just that some of that money will stay in the country instead of going to the middle easter or US (which happens to be the largest supplier of oil to the EU)
Back in 2025 EU imported ~15% from the gulf. China was over 40% and Japan at 95%...
how is EU supposed to open hormuz? do you expect them to raise armies and go to war over a shipping lane? I think US demonstrated plenty enough this is not a viable strategy (this was known for the past 50 years)
replyOne thing the EU might do is put some pressure on Israel to stop breaking the cease fire and just generally to stop bombing everybody.
replyIt's unlikely to happen, but that's the one thing I can see that the EU could contribute to the opening of Hormuz.
yes that's what's known for the past million years, if you hurt people they stop bothering you and do what you want
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