I meant from where the prices are at now. $3.50ish national average is probably the new norm.
I get ya, and maybe it will be in the foreseeable near term. But much of the "new normal" we thought we were in just a few years ago during and after the pandemic kind of petered out too.
A good friend will bail you out of jail, but your best friend will be sitting next to you in the cell saying "that was f***ing awesome"
great. Iran has already blown up 2 tankers in the Strait. The new regime in Iran that we just installed has vowed to not reopen the Straits, they will blow up any American or Israeli ship that tries to go through, and they will never surrender.Eons ago?!Iran attempted to close the strait in the late 80s.iraq didn’t have the geographical advantages of Iran.We've opened the strait before when Iraq promised to close it. We'll do it again.
Iran closes waterway, gas prices soar. Who controls the Strait of Hormuz?
This analysis says it’s possible but requires considerable boots on the ground, almost certain high casualty numbers from urban guerillas and cooperation from an neighboring ally which might not be forthcoming. It also probably requires a few weeks preparation to bring a full contingent (which Iran will observe and thus beef up counter-defenses) or using currently available forces which would be far riskier.
The linked article is my reference point. I’m just a curious onlooker.
Without its navy, Iran basically has two remaining layers of its multi layer defense, mobile missiles and mines. Evidently they’re already placing the mines. Once placed, according to the analysis I linked, they can be protected by the mobile missiles.
The analysis is based on decades of US strategy for how to deal with the Strait of Hormuz. evidently aerial strategies aren’t considered workable without a land force to stymie the mobile missiles.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/10/politics/iran-begins-laying-mines-in-strait-of-hormuz
Late to the party, but Centcom just released footage of a ton of mine-laying Iranian ships getting blown to smithereens.
So all in all things are going about as well as expected.
Maybe you shouldn't believe every load of shit your leader tells you.
Monthly national average peaked @ $4.92 a gallon in June 2022.
https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/leafhandler.ashx?n=pet&s=emm_epmr_pte_nus_dpg&f=m
Now maybe you (or I for that matter) only paid around 4 bucks a gallon in Bumblefeck Indiana that month but that's not indicative of the national average. Or maybe your memory is shorter than your pecker, who knows?
Maybe I don't need 80 year old men (like Biden or Trump) to be my "leader" and "tell" me what's what when it comes this topic. Maybe I have a keen financial interest in commodities and as such track their performance. And maybe you should stay in your lane instead of popping off some half-assed one-liner in my direction. It'd serve you well.
Oh..peaked for 1 month (not an entire Q2) and rounded up. Why would anyone care what gas prices are in other areas of the country?
Presidents have very little to do with gas prices ....other than when they start wars or do something that leads to disruption in the supply. You act like just because it peaked for a month for a month means anything. You are the same idiot that thinks Biden caused inflation while ignoring the effects of a global pandemic because you're nothing but a partisan simpleton.
At about 30:00 he shows the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz and what has to happen to take control from Iran.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GwfwjzCAKlA
great. Iran has already blown up 2 tankers in the Strait. The new regime in Iran that we just installed has vowed to not reopen the Straits, they will blow up any American or Israeli ship that tries to go through, and they will never surrender.Eons ago?!Iran attempted to close the strait in the late 80s.iraq didn’t have the geographical advantages of Iran.We've opened the strait before when Iraq promised to close it. We'll do it again.
Iran closes waterway, gas prices soar. Who controls the Strait of Hormuz?
This analysis says it’s possible but requires considerable boots on the ground, almost certain high casualty numbers from urban guerillas and cooperation from an neighboring ally which might not be forthcoming. It also probably requires a few weeks preparation to bring a full contingent (which Iran will observe and thus beef up counter-defenses) or using currently available forces which would be far riskier.
The linked article is my reference point. I’m just a curious onlooker.
Without its navy, Iran basically has two remaining layers of its multi layer defense, mobile missiles and mines. Evidently they’re already placing the mines. Once placed, according to the analysis I linked, they can be protected by the mobile missiles.
The analysis is based on decades of US strategy for how to deal with the Strait of Hormuz. evidently aerial strategies aren’t considered workable without a land force to stymie the mobile missiles.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/10/politics/iran-begins-laying-mines-in-strait-of-hormuz
Late to the party, but Centcom just released footage of a ton of mine-laying Iranian ships getting blown to smithereens.
So all in all things are going about as well as expected.
That has nothing to do with my response
and they will never surrender.
HAHAHAHAHA Good one. As they say... Wait for it, waaaaait for it.
If men were any more stupid, we would have breed for the extinction of women. Proof yet again that WE are the best thing they have going for them.
All is lost
No hope at all, the world is over as we know it, THANKS TRUMP.....
We really need to get some more fainting couches for these folks.
Zoloft and Prozac sales are flying even higher than the Command Bridges of Iranian navy ships.
If men were any more stupid, we would have breed for the extinction of women. Proof yet again that WE are the best thing they have going for them.
just feels like our administration isn't telling the full story.great. Iran has already blown up 2 tankers in the Strait. The new regime in Iran that we just installed has vowed to not reopen the Straits, they will blow up any American or Israeli ship that tries to go through, and they will never surrender.Eons ago?!Iran attempted to close the strait in the late 80s.iraq didn’t have the geographical advantages of Iran.We've opened the strait before when Iraq promised to close it. We'll do it again.
Iran closes waterway, gas prices soar. Who controls the Strait of Hormuz?
This analysis says it’s possible but requires considerable boots on the ground, almost certain high casualty numbers from urban guerillas and cooperation from an neighboring ally which might not be forthcoming. It also probably requires a few weeks preparation to bring a full contingent (which Iran will observe and thus beef up counter-defenses) or using currently available forces which would be far riskier.
The linked article is my reference point. I’m just a curious onlooker.
Without its navy, Iran basically has two remaining layers of its multi layer defense, mobile missiles and mines. Evidently they’re already placing the mines. Once placed, according to the analysis I linked, they can be protected by the mobile missiles.
The analysis is based on decades of US strategy for how to deal with the Strait of Hormuz. evidently aerial strategies aren’t considered workable without a land force to stymie the mobile missiles.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/10/politics/iran-begins-laying-mines-in-strait-of-hormuz
Late to the party, but Centcom just released footage of a ton of mine-laying Iranian ships getting blown to smithereens.
So all in all things are going about as well as expected.
That has nothing to do with my response
obviously they will at some point. It will be several months and some country is going to have to commit a ground force but eventually they will fold. That's just what the "new" regime in Iran is saying.and they will never surrender.
HAHAHAHAHA Good one. As they say... Wait for it, waaaaait for it.
just feels like our administration isn't telling the full story.great. Iran has already blown up 2 tankers in the Strait. The new regime in Iran that we just installed has vowed to not reopen the Straits, they will blow up any American or Israeli ship that tries to go through, and they will never surrender.Eons ago?!Iran attempted to close the strait in the late 80s.iraq didn’t have the geographical advantages of Iran.We've opened the strait before when Iraq promised to close it. We'll do it again.
Iran closes waterway, gas prices soar. Who controls the Strait of Hormuz?
This analysis says it’s possible but requires considerable boots on the ground, almost certain high casualty numbers from urban guerillas and cooperation from an neighboring ally which might not be forthcoming. It also probably requires a few weeks preparation to bring a full contingent (which Iran will observe and thus beef up counter-defenses) or using currently available forces which would be far riskier.
The linked article is my reference point. I’m just a curious onlooker.
Without its navy, Iran basically has two remaining layers of its multi layer defense, mobile missiles and mines. Evidently they’re already placing the mines. Once placed, according to the analysis I linked, they can be protected by the mobile missiles.
The analysis is based on decades of US strategy for how to deal with the Strait of Hormuz. evidently aerial strategies aren’t considered workable without a land force to stymie the mobile missiles.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/10/politics/iran-begins-laying-mines-in-strait-of-hormuz
Late to the party, but Centcom just released footage of a ton of mine-laying Iranian ships getting blown to smithereens.
So all in all things are going about as well as expected.
That has nothing to do with my response
Watch the OSINT vids... it is clearly flying projectiles, not mines that caused the recent tanker attacks. My guess is short-range missiles or perhaps suicide drones.
https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/2032118372901527884?s=20
They really need to get their messaging straight.
From the link below:
Iran has a southern coastline of approximately 1,120 miles (1,802 kilometers), which allows it to control the northern coast of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical maritime chokepoint that connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman.
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In the ongoing conflict, Iran has demonstrated that it can wield Smart Control to maintain a high-tech chokehold over the Strait of Hormuz, despite the destruction of much of their naval capabilities. It does this in three main ways:
- Electronic Warfare: According to maritime intelligence reports, over 1,100 vessels have been affected by high-intensity GPS spoofing since March 1. Signals are diverted to make ships appear as if they are inside Iranian territorial waters, providing Tehran with a pretext for seizures or kinetic strikes. In addition, the IRCG is using AIS (Automatic Identification System) spoofing to ghost its own remaining fast-attack craft, making it nearly impossible for commercial tankers to know where a threat will emerge until a strike is imminent.
- Kinetic Strikes: With the implementation of the Smart Control doctrine, Iran is not sinking every ship, but rather targeting specific shipping. On March 1 and 2, the IRGC utilized dual-role drones to strike vessels such as the MKD Vyom (LNG tanker) and the Skylight (chemical tanker).
- Integrated Air Defence: In response to the joint US-Israeli operation against it, Iran has integrated its newly developed air defense system into its defense. Despite the destruction of its naval headquarters on March 1, the IRGC has utilized its land-based air defense system integrated with Iranian naval vessels to create overlapping air defense bubbles. This has forced US and Israeli jets to remain at high altitudes, complicating their ability to identify and destroy small, dispersed drone launchers along the Iranian coast.
The result of the Smart Control measures has been an immediate 20% reduction in global oil supply and a rise of between 50-100% in maritime insurance premiums,
https://asiatimes.com/2026/03/natural-fortress-how-geography-protects-irans-regime/
Iran has not mined the Strait yet because Iranian and Chinese (and others?) tankers are still using it. Iran is selectively attacking ships
The US military is fully aware of how complicated it will be to wrestle control of the Strait from Iran. The problem is, Trump thinks he knows best and only hears what he chooses.
Iran has ~1200 miles of coastline in the Hormuz vicinity (let that sink in) with a gazillion coves and caves and man-made enclosures for hiding their boats, mobile missiles, and drones. They have prepared for this situation opening up the Strait of Hormuz is a David versus Goliath situation except Trump is a loudmouthed cowardly David mistakenly thinking he’s the Goliath.
A brief overview of the legal aspects of international transit through the strait of Hormuz from 2019, along with the US effort to maintain free transit for all.
https://news.usni.org/2019/08/01/new-u-s-effort-in-strait-of-hormuz-echoes-past-clashes-with-iran