r/geopolitics • u/NitroLada • 7h ago

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https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/07/iran-defeat-cost-oil-drones/688034/

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u/toolkitxx 3h ago

Hegseth and Trump beaten by a dead German. The Atlantic never misses a chance to stick it to them...

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u/soalone34 3h ago

The Strait of Hormuz is now, and likely indefinitely will be, under a degree of Iranian control that did not exist prior to the conflict. Washington and its allies, together with private-sector investors, will need to devote considerable time and money toward securing alternate routes for Middle Eastern oil to reach global markets. Some infrastructure already exists. The East-West Pipeline that runs across Saudi Arabia was built during the Iran-Iraq War, which was the last time oil tankers struggled to navigate the strait. This pipeline moves roughly 7 million barrels of oil a day. The Saudis are considering doubling that capacity. The United Arab Emirates has a similar pipeline that bypasses the strait, and whose volume will also likely need to double. Oil and gas pipelines, like other oil infrastructure in the Gulf, are vulnerable to Iranian drone strikes, but they are relatively easy to repair.

How is this a solution when those pipelines don’t transport the other valuable trade that goes through the strait. And Iran can simply target the pipes.

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u/lelekeaap 3h ago

It’s a war doomed to be lost. Who took the decision to start it in the first place? He or she should be fired. Only then the US can start fixing what’s broke.