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dzhiurgistoday at 8:51 AM3 repliesview on HN

Iran’s oil is sanctioned hence not on public market. Does it really have much influence?


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bawolfftoday at 5:08 PM

It does, but the primary concern is iran stopping oil transit by other countries in the strait of hormuz, not their own oil.

Which they did just start to do.

citrin_rutoday at 10:10 AM

China buys Iranian oil, if they’ll start to but oil from non-sanctioned countries it will push prices up. But the biggest reason for prices to go up is the risk that Iran will attack tankers in the strait of Hormuz or oil infrastructure on Arabian peninsula.

antonkochubeytoday at 10:31 AM

Yes, because if it stops flowing, demand on the public market will increase, and prices will rise.