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Oil prices jump as market awaits Iran response to attacks

Oil prices surged Sunday evening to the highest levels since President Donald Trump returned to office as energy markets digested the U.S. military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities — and the risk that Tehran may try to disrupt the flow of crude oil out of the Middle East.

U.S. crude oil futures rallied more than 6 percent to peak at $78 a barrel, more than $1 higher than the price on Jan. 20 when Trump was inaugurated. That jump is likely to filter through to gasoline prices just as drivers prepare to hit the road for the long July 4th weekend next week.

"Should oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz be affected, we could easily see $100 oil," said Andy Lipow, president of Lipow Oil Associates.

Following the outbreak of the Israel-Iran war, JPMorgan analysts forecast that under a "severe outcome," a closure of the Strait of Hormuz could push oil prices to $120–$130 per barrel.

If crude climbs into that range, analysts predict gasoline and diesel prices could rise by as much as $1.25 per gallon.

“Consumers would be looking at a national average gasoline price of around $4.50 per gallon—closer to $6.00 if you’re in California,” Lipow said.

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Trump Last Year Campaign: "I will resolve the Russia - Ukraine War and the Israel - Hamas war in 24 hrs with just a phone call"

Trump in 2025: " I'm 0-2 on first promise and started a 3rd war with the World! 4th if you add the Tariff Wars too"

So in 4 months, he managed the double the number of wars from 2 to 4. What a guy!

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[khicks26]

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[DwightShrute]

Bootlicking clown.

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[khicks26]

well what? are you really that dense?

Obama flew planes full of cash into Iran. He signed a deal with Iran which didn't stop them from building a bomb, but only delayed the time period until he was out of office. Obama was weak.

Trump put on sanctions to Iran. They were almost broke.

Biden didn't enforce Trump's sanctions so Iran used that money to fund terrorists in the area and is why Oct 7th happened. Biden was weak.

Under Obama and Biden, the bad guys didn't respect the US and thus invaded the Ukraine, they murdered those 13 soldiers in Afghanistan, and they coordinated to murder all those people in Israel.

Trump has to clean up the mess Obama and Biden left. He wouldn't have to if they weren't so incompetent.

Bootlicking clown.

[DwightShrute]

well?

well what? are you really that dense?

Obama flew planes full of cash into Iran. He signed a deal with Iran which didn't stop them from building a bomb, but only delayed the time period until he was out of office. Obama was weak.

Trump put on sanctions to Iran. They were almost broke.

Biden didn't enforce Trump's sanctions so Iran used that money to fund terrorists in the area and is why Oct 7th happened. Biden was weak.

Under Obama and Biden, the bad guys didn't respect the US and thus invaded the Ukraine, they murdered those 13 soldiers in Afghanistan, and they coordinated to murder all those people in Israel.

Trump has to clean up the mess Obama and Biden left. He wouldn't have to if they weren't so incompetent.

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San Diego's oldest gay bar The 19th Hole turns 100

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This is the location where Pavyracer happily received his 1st pearl necklace.

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well?

[slewfan]

CBS Host Speechless as Marco Rubio Fact Checks Her Lies

The left is just plain ''STUPID''.

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CBS Host Speechless as Marco Rubio Fact Checks Her Lies

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CNN and CBS Polls Signal Concern for Democrats


A Quinnipiac University poll has shown that 70% of registered voters disapprove of Democratic members in Congress.
CBS, CNN, and Ipsos polling has indicated Republicans leading Democrats by 6 to 19 points on immigration issues.
The White House has pushed for more aggressive deportation efforts in recent weeks.
President Donald Trump's strong immigration stance has gained significant public support.

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US DESTROYS Iran's Nuclear Facilities



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In other propaganda for the day …

A Telegram account affiliated with the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps said Sunday that satellite images show Iran had evacuated everything from the Fordow site 48 hours before the US attack and moved it to a safe location.

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Russia: Other nations ready to supply Iran with nukes after U.S. strike

In the wake of President Donald Trump's strike on Iran's nuclear sites Saturday, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday that "a number of countries" are ready to directly supply Iran with their own nuclear weapons.

"What have the Americans accomplished with their nighttime strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran?" Medvedev questioned in a post on social media. "The enrichment of nuclear material -- and, now we can say it outright, the future production of nuclear weapons -- will continue. A number of countries are ready to directly supply Iran with their own nuclear warheads."

Medvedev said Iran's political leadership has survived despite Israel's apparent pursuit of a regime change and may have "come out even stronger."

Like Russia, Iran ally Pakistan is armed with nuclear weapons but said Thursday that it had not yet received requests for any military assistance from Iran while expressing alignment with its neighbor. It has since condemned the U.S. attack on Iran.

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“An overwhelming majority of the people [in the US] don’t want to get involved in any of this,” Steve Bannon, Trump’s chief strategist in his first term, said on his War Room podcast shortly after the strikes.

Carlson said there was no justification for attacking Iran, adding there was “zero credible intelligence” to suggest it was “anywhere near” building a nuclear bomb.

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San Diego's oldest gay bar The 19th Hole turns 100 By John Carroll /KPBS Reporter & Anchor July 19 2024

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Gulf States Fear Escalation as US Iran Strikes Rattle Region

Iran’s Arab neighbors urged restraint and warned of potentially devastating implications for the region after US strikes on Tehran’s nuclear program raised the prospects for all-out war in the Middle East.
In statements on Sunday, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry condemned the violation of Iran’s sovereignty, Qatar warned it would have “disastrous consequences,” and Oman called it “illegal.” Those countries, and the United Arab Emirates, have spent months trying to use their geopolitical and economic heft to bolster nuclear talks between the Americans and Iran.

They spent the week since Israel launched an unprecedented attack on Tehran trying to keep the US from directly intervening. Saturday night’s bombings have shown just how much they are hostage to forces completely outside their control.
“I don’t think the Arab Gulf states have much control over the course of events at this stage,” said Hasan Alhasan, Senior Fellow for Middle East Policy at IISS in Manama, Bahrain. “There is no guarantee that any of the warring parties, Iran, Israel or the US, will take Gulf interests into account.”

In a press conference on Sunday, Iran’s foreign minister said he’d spoken with counterparts across the region the day before who were “worried about a possible attack by the United States.”

“Almost all of them are very much concerned and interested to play a role to end this aggression by Israel,” Abbas Araghchi said.

Within the region, there was evidence of growing disquiet, with people stockpiling supplies in the UAE and Kuwait. Meanwhile, British Airways halted flights to Dubai and Doha, two of the region’s economic centers.

It’s a stark contrast from just over a month ago when US President Donald Trump visited Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE on his first scheduled foreign trip since returning to office. There, he touted the potential for trillions of dollars-worth of trade and investments between the US and the Gulf.

Leaders are “forging a future where the Middle East is defined by commerce, not chaos,” Trump said in the Saudi capital, “where people of different nations, religions, and creeds are building cities together, not bombing each other out of existence. We don’t want that.”