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gab13by13

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1. China's ships are getting through,

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 08:31 AM

13 hrs ago

Iran is shipping more oil to China now than before the war.

Only Iran's enemies are denied passage.

I hear that the going price to get through the strait is 2 million dollars per ship, quite the toll lane.

I bet if a Democrat were president, gasoline prices would be much higher. (the invisible hand of the market)

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China's ships are getting through, gab13by13 13 hrs ago #1